Cadmium

Element of the Month
October 2024

48 Cd

Many Cadmium chemicals are brightly colored red, orange, or yellow, and continue to be used in some paints to this day.

Discovered
1817
Density
8.7 g/cm3
Melts
321 °C
  • 610 °F
  • 594 °K
Boils
766 °C
  • 1411 °F
  • 1039 °K

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Shiny chunks of Cadmium metal in an ampoule, against black and white pieces of construction paper

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Zinc group: chunk of Zinc , slug of Cadmium , and bead of Mercury in bottles

collector no. 3

Zinc metal group: dendritic (hair-like) crystal of silvery Zinc metal, dendritic crystal of brassy Cadmium metal, and a small amount of liquid Mercury metal in a bottle.

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Super sparkly crystals of toxic Cadmium metal in an ampoule, which itself is in a bottle. This sample has a subtle brassy sheen, probably because of oxidation.

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    Cd
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