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cadmium (chemical element)
cadmium (chemical element)

Periodic table location

Periodic table location
Periodic table location

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Basic elemental properties

atomic symbol | Cd atomic number | 48 short electronic configuration | [Kr]5s^24d^10 Aufbau diagram | 4d 5s block | d group | 12 period | 5 atomic mass | 112.414 u (unified atomic mass units)
atomic symbol | Cd atomic number | 48 short electronic configuration | [Kr]5s^24d^10 Aufbau diagram | 4d 5s block | d group | 12 period | 5 atomic mass | 112.414 u (unified atomic mass units)

Thermodynamic properties

phase at STP | solid melting point | 321.07 °C (rank: 73rd) boiling point | 767 °C (rank: 73rd) molar heat of fusion | 6.3 kJ/mol (rank: 64th) molar heat of vaporization | 100 kJ/mol (rank: 67th) specific heat at STP | 230 J/(kg K) (rank: 51st) (properties at standard conditions)
phase at STP | solid melting point | 321.07 °C (rank: 73rd) boiling point | 767 °C (rank: 73rd) molar heat of fusion | 6.3 kJ/mol (rank: 64th) molar heat of vaporization | 100 kJ/mol (rank: 67th) specific heat at STP | 230 J/(kg K) (rank: 51st) (properties at standard conditions)

Material properties

density | 8.65 g/cm^3 (rank: 37th) liquid density | 7.996 g/cm^3 molar volume | 13 cm^3/mol Mohs hardness | 2 (≈ gypsum) Brinell hardness | 203 MPa (rank: 45th) bulk modulus | 42 GPa (rank: 38th) shear modulus | 19 GPa Young's modulus | 50 GPa (rank: 39th) Poisson ratio | 0.3 (rank: 22nd) ultimate tensile strength | 75 MPa (rank: 29th) sound speed | 2310 m/s (rank: 48th) thermal expansion | 3.08×10^-5 K^(-1) (rank: 7th) thermal conductivity | 97 W/(m K) (rank: 19th) (properties at standard conditions)
density | 8.65 g/cm^3 (rank: 37th) liquid density | 7.996 g/cm^3 molar volume | 13 cm^3/mol Mohs hardness | 2 (≈ gypsum) Brinell hardness | 203 MPa (rank: 45th) bulk modulus | 42 GPa (rank: 38th) shear modulus | 19 GPa Young's modulus | 50 GPa (rank: 39th) Poisson ratio | 0.3 (rank: 22nd) ultimate tensile strength | 75 MPa (rank: 29th) sound speed | 2310 m/s (rank: 48th) thermal expansion | 3.08×10^-5 K^(-1) (rank: 7th) thermal conductivity | 97 W/(m K) (rank: 19th) (properties at standard conditions)

Electromagnetic properties

electrical type | conductor resistivity | 7×10^-8 Ω m (ohm meters) electrical conductivity | 1.4×10^7 S/m (siemens per meter) magnetic type | diamagnetic volume magnetic susceptibility | -1.99×10^-5 mass magnetic susceptibility | -2.3×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) molar magnetic susceptibility | -2.59×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) work function | 4.08 eV (Polycrystalline) threshold frequency | 9.865×10^14 Hz (hertz) superconducting point | 0.517 K (kelvins) color | (silver)
electrical type | conductor resistivity | 7×10^-8 Ω m (ohm meters) electrical conductivity | 1.4×10^7 S/m (siemens per meter) magnetic type | diamagnetic volume magnetic susceptibility | -1.99×10^-5 mass magnetic susceptibility | -2.3×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) molar magnetic susceptibility | -2.59×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) work function | 4.08 eV (Polycrystalline) threshold frequency | 9.865×10^14 Hz (hertz) superconducting point | 0.517 K (kelvins) color | (silver)

Reactivity

valence | 2 electronegativity | 1.69 electron affinity | 0 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) first ionization energy | 867.8 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) ionization energies | 867.8 kJ/mol | 1631.4 kJ/mol | 3616 kJ/mol
valence | 2 electronegativity | 1.69 electron affinity | 0 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) first ionization energy | 867.8 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) ionization energies | 867.8 kJ/mol | 1631.4 kJ/mol | 3616 kJ/mol
Reactivity
Reactivity

Atomic properties

term symbol | ^1S_0 atomic radius | 155 pm covalent radius | 144 pm van der Waals radius | 158 pm (electronic ground state properties)
term symbol | ^1S_0 atomic radius | 155 pm covalent radius | 144 pm van der Waals radius | 158 pm (electronic ground state properties)
(neutral cadmium atomic spectrum)
(neutral cadmium atomic spectrum)

Abundances

universe abundance | 2×10^-7 mass% (rank: 51st) solar abundance | 6×10^-7 mass% (rank: 42nd) meteorite abundance | 4.4×10^-5 mass% (rank: 48th) crust abundance | 1.5×10^-5 mass% (rank: 66th) ocean abundance | 5×10^-9 mass% (rank: 43rd) human abundance | 7×10^-5 mass% (rank: 22nd) universe molar abundance | 2×10^-9 mol% (rank: 52nd) solar molar abundance | 7×10^-9 mol% (rank: 39th) meteorite molar abundance | 6×10^-6 mol% (rank: 48th) ocean molar abundance | 2.8×10^-10 mol% (rank: 55th) crust molar abundance | 3×10^-6 mol% (rank: 68th) human molar abundance | 3.9×10^-6 mol% (rank: 23rd)
universe abundance | 2×10^-7 mass% (rank: 51st) solar abundance | 6×10^-7 mass% (rank: 42nd) meteorite abundance | 4.4×10^-5 mass% (rank: 48th) crust abundance | 1.5×10^-5 mass% (rank: 66th) ocean abundance | 5×10^-9 mass% (rank: 43rd) human abundance | 7×10^-5 mass% (rank: 22nd) universe molar abundance | 2×10^-9 mol% (rank: 52nd) solar molar abundance | 7×10^-9 mol% (rank: 39th) meteorite molar abundance | 6×10^-6 mol% (rank: 48th) ocean molar abundance | 2.8×10^-10 mol% (rank: 55th) crust molar abundance | 3×10^-6 mol% (rank: 68th) human molar abundance | 3.9×10^-6 mol% (rank: 23rd)

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