CADMIUM

ELEMENT INFORMATION

• Atomic number: 48
• Atomic weight: 112.411
• Melting point: 609.93°F
• State at room temperature: Solid
• Element classification: Metal

WHAT CADMIUM IS

• Soft metal found in the Earth's crust
• Used in rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries
• Develops in most zinc ores as a by-product
• Not a magnetic metal

DISCOVERY & WHAT TO KNOW

• Discovered by Friedrich Strohmeyer in 1817
• Potentially dangerous (toxic) and limited for this reason
• Used on other materials to protect from corrosion
• Conducts electricity and heat
• No reaction to water. Many reactions with other acids.

SOURCES

• http://www.metsoc.org/virtualtour/processes/zinc-lead/cadmium.asp
• http://www.cadmium.org
• http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/A-C/Cadmium.html
• http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Inorganic_Chemistry/Descriptive_Chemistry/d-Blo...