| Element (Atom) Name | Cadmium |
| Symbol | Cd |
| Physical state at room temperature | Solid |
| Element Classification | Metal |
| Group Name | None |
| Period Number (Periodic table) | 5 |
| Group number (Periodic table) | 12 |
| Atomic number | 48 |
| Atomic weight | 112.414 (Ref: Jlab-ele048, ciaaw-cadmium, Nist-48) 112.4 (Ref: Lanl-48) |
| Atomic Radius | 158 pm (Van der Waals) (Ref: Lanl-48) |
| Density | 8.69 g/cm3 (Ref: Jlab-ele048) |
| Melting point | 321.07°C (Ref: Jlab-ele048, Lanl-48) |
| Boiling point | 767°C (Ref: Jlab-ele048, Lanl-48) |
| Electron shell configuration | 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 |
| Oxidation States | +2 (Ref: Jlab-ele048) 2, 1, −2 (a mildly basic oxide) (Ref: Lanl-48) |
| Ionization Energy | 8.994 eV (Ref: Jlab-ele048) 8.993820 eV (Ref: Nist-48) |
| Number of Stable Isotopes | 3 |
| InChI | InChI=1S/Cd (Ref: Pubchem-48) |
| InChI Key | BDOSMKKIYDKNTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N (Ref: Pubchem-48) |
| Remarks |
REFERENCES
- Jlab-ele048: https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele048.html
- Lanl-48: https://periodic.lanl.gov/48.shtml
- ciaaw-cadmium: https://www.ciaaw.org/cadmium.htm
- Nist-48 : https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/Elements/elInfo.pl?element=48
- Pubchem-48: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/element/48
- science.co.il: https://www.science.co.il/elements/
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