| Atomic Number: | 48 |
| Element Symbol: | Cd |
| Element Name: | Cadmium |
| Atomic Weight: | 112.411 |
| Group Number: | 12 |
| Group Name: | none |
| Period Number: | 5 |
| Block: | d-block |
| Ground State Configuration: | [Kr] 4d10 5s2 |
| Ground State Level: | 1S0 |
| Standard State: | Solid |
| Bond Length: | 297.9 |
| Atomic Radius Empirical: | 155 |
| Atomic Radius Calculated: | 161 |
| Covalent Radius Empirical: | 148 |
| Vander Waals Radius: | 158 |
| First Ionization Energy: | 867.8 |
| Pauling Electronegativity: | 1.69 |
| Sanderson Electronegativity: | 1.98 |
| Allred Rochow Electronegativity: | 1.46 |
| Mulliken Jaffe Electronegativity: | 1.53 |
| Density Of Solid: | 8650 |
| Molar Volume: | 13.00 |
| Velocity Of Sound: | 2310 |
| Youngs Modulus: | 50 |
| Rigidity Modulus: | 19 |
| Bulk Modulus: | 42 |
| Poissons Ratio: | 0.30 |
| Mineral Hardness: | 2.0 |
| Brinell Hardness: | 203 |
| Electrical Resistivity: | 7 |
| Reflectivity: | 67 |
| Melting Point: | 321.07 |
| Boiling Point: | 767 |
| Superconduction Temperature: | -272.633 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 97 |
| Coefficient Of Linear Expansion: | 30.8 |
| Enthalpy Of Fusion: | 6.3 |
| Enthalpy Of Vaporization: | 100 |
| Enthalpy Of Atmization: | 112 |
| Most Common Oxidation Numbers: | 2 |
| Color: | Silvery grey metallic |
| Classification: | Metallic |
| Discovered By: | Friedrich Strohmeyer |
| Discovered At: | Germany |
| Discovered When: | 1817 |
| Origin Of Name: | Somewhat confusingly, from the Latin word cadmia meaning calamine (zinc carbonate, ZnCO3) and from the Greek word kadmeia with the same meaning. |
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