Cadmium is a chemical element with symbol Cd and atomic number 48. This soft, bluish-white metal is chemically similar to the two other stable metals in group 12, zinc and mercury. Like zinc, it prefers oxidation state +2 in most of its compounds and like mercury it shows a low melting point compared to transition metals.
Cd
112.4144
8.65 g/L
1,040K
594.22K
26.02 (mol*K)
Discovered by: Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann
The Edu Periodic Table, also known as the periodic table of chemical elements, is an interactive and modern display of the chemical elements. It is widely used in chemistry, physics, and other sciences, and is generally seen as an icon of chemistry.
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