Cadmium (Cd)
A fascinating transition metal element.
Cadmium is element 48 on the periodic table.
Element properties
- Atomic number
- 48
- Symbol
- Cd
- Atomic mass
- 112.41 u
- Category
- Transition Metal
- Period
- 5
- Group
- 12
- Block
- d
- State
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Kr] 4d10 5s2
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 1.69
- Density
- 8.65 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 321 °C
- Boiling point
- 767 °C