Cadmium
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Cd |
| Atomic Weight | 112.41 g/mol |
| Element Number | 48 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | 1817 |
| Discoverer | Stromeyer |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 2 |
| Boiling Point | 1040 K |
| Melting Point | 594.26 K |
| Density | 8.65 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Kr]4d10,5s2 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Basic |
| Crystal Structure | Hexagonal |
| Electronegativity | 1.69 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 99.87 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 6.07 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 14.7 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 96.8 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.232 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 8.993 |
| Atomic Volume | 13.10 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.71 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.41 Å |
| Synthetic | No |