Cadmium
Latin name | Cadmium |
English name | Cadmium |
chemical symbol | Cd |
atomic number | 48 |
relative atomic mass | 112,8682 |
period | 5 |
group | II.B |
classification | transition metals |
discovery year | 1817 |
discoverer | F. Stromeyer |
melting point [°C] | 320,9 |
boiling point [°C] | 765 |
density [g cm-3] | 8,65 |
density at melting point [g cm-3] | 7,996 |
electronegativity [Pauling] | 1,69 |
oxidation states | II |
electron configuration | [Kr]4d10 5s2 |
atomic radius [pm] | 161 |
covalent radius [pm] | 148 |
specific heat [J g-1K-1] | 0,23 |
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1] | 6,192 |
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1] | 97 |
el. conductivity [S m-1] | 4,4.107 |
1. ionizing potential [eV] | 8,9937 |
2. ionizing potential [eV] | 16,908 |
3. ionizing potential [eV] | 37,48 |
Mohs hardness | 2 |
Brinell hardness [MPa] | 203 |
shear modulus [GPa] | 19 |
Young's modulus [GPa] | 50 |
point of superconductivity [K] | 0,517 |
state at normal conditions | solid |
Resources
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silver ← cadmium → indium