Cd - Cadmium

This toxic metal was discovered by Fredrich Strohmeyer in 1817, who was heating zinc carbonate (formerly known as kadmia) to remove impurities. 

Atomic number - 48 Density g/mL 8 .65
Atomic weight u 112 .41 Melting point K 594 .18
Bonding radius A 1 .48 Boiling point K 1040
Atomic radius A 1 .71 Heat of vaporization kJ/mol 99 .57
Ionization Potential V 8 .993 Heat of fusion kJ/mol 6 .192
Electronegativity - 1 .69 Specific heat J/gK 0 .23
The oxide is mildly basic.
Crystal are hexagonal.

Electron config. : [Kr] 4d10 5s2


Isotopes of Cd: Click mass number for decay process, product for element page.


097
3 sec
EC/ECp,7.000
Ag-97/Pd-96
96.935172
098
9.2 sec
EC,5.420 MeV
Ag-98
97.927578
099
16 sec
EC/ECa/ECp,6.900
Ag-99/Rh-95/Pd-98
98.925012
100
49.1 sec
EC,3.890 MeV
Ag-100
99.920278
101
1.2 min
EC,5.480 MeV
Ag-101
100.91867
102
5.5 min
EC,2.587 MeV
Ag-102
101.91473
103
7.3 min
EC,4.142 MeV
Ag-103
102.91341
104
57.7 min
EC,1.136 MeV
Ag-104
103.90984
105
55.5 min
EC,2.739 MeV
Ag-105
104.90946
106 1.25%

Stable

105.90645
107
6.50 hr
EC,1.417 MeV
Ag-107
106.90661
108 0.89%

Stable

107.90418
109
462.6 da
EC,1.116 MeV
Ag-109
108.90498
110 12.49%

Stable

109.90300
111 12.80%

Stable

110.90418
112 24.13%

Stable

111.90275
113 12.22%
9.3E+15 yr
B-,2.059 MeV
In-113
112.90440
114 28.73%

Stable

113.90335
115
53.46 hr
B-,1.446 MeV
In-115
114.90543
116 7.49%

Stable

115.90475
117
2.49 hr
B-,2.517 MeV
In-117
116.90721
118
50.3 min
B-,7.188 MeV
In-118
117.90691
119
2.69 min
B-,3.800 MeV
In-119
118.90992
120
50.80 sec
B-,1.760 MeV
In-120
119.90985
121
13.5 sec
B-,4.890 MeV
In-121
120.91309
122
5.24 sec
B-,3.000 MeV
In-122
121.91350
123
2.10 sec
B-,6.120 MeV
In-123
122.91700
124
1.24 sec
B-,4.170 MeV
In-124
123.91764
125
0.65 sec
B-,7.160 MeV
In-125
124.92128
126
0.506 sec
B-,5.490 MeV
In-126
125.92235
127
0.37 sec
B-,8.470 MeV
In-127
126.92643
128
0.34 sec
B-,7.100 MeV
In-128
127.92775
129
0.27 sec
B-,1.251 MeV
In-129
129.0
130
0.20 sec
B-/B-n,1.604
In-130/In-129
129.93090
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