Technical data for Cadmium

Overview Name Cadmium Symbol Cd Atomic Number 48 Atomic Weight 112.411 Density 8.65 g/cc Melting Point 321.07°C Boiling Point 767.°C Thermal properties Phase Solid Melting Point 321.07°C Boiling Point 767.°C Absolute Melting Point 594.22K Absolute Boiling Point 1040.K Critical Pressure N/A Critical Temperature N/A Heat of Fusion 6.3KJ/mol Heat of Vaporization 100.KJ/mol Heat of Combustion N/A Specific Heat 230.J/(Kg K)[note] Adiabatic Index N/A Neel Point N/A Thermal Conductivity 97.W/(m K) Thermal Expansion 0.0000308K-1 Bulk physical properties Density 8.65 g/cc Density (Liquid) 7.996 g/cc Molar Volume 0.000012995 Brinell Hardness 203.MPa Mohs Hardness 2.MPa Vickers Hardness N/A Bulk Modulus 42.GPa Shear Modulus 19.GPa Young Modulus 50.GPa Poisson Ratio 0.3 Refractive Index N/A Speed of Sound 2310.m/s Thermal Conductivity 97.W/(m K) Thermal Expansion 0.0000308K-1 Reactivity Valence 2 Electronegativity 1.69 ElectronAffinity 0.KJ/mol Ionization Energies 867.8, 1631.4, 3616. KJ/mol Health and Safety Autoignition Point 250.°C Flashpoint N/A Heat of Combustion N/A DOT Hazard Class 6.1 DOT Numbers 2570 EU Number EU231-152-8 NFPA Fire Rating 2 NFPA Hazards N/A NFPA Health Rating 2 NFPA Reactivity Rating 0 RTECS Classes Tumorigen, Mutagen, Reproductive Effector, Human Data RTECS Number RTECSEU9800000 NFPA Label

Classifications Alternate Names None Names of Allotropes None Block d Group 12 Period 5 Electron Configuration [Kr]4d105s2 Color Silver Discovery 1817 in Germany Gas phase N/A CAS Number 7440-43-9 CID Number CID23973 Gmelin Number Gmelin16276 NSC Number N/A RTECS Number RTECSEU9800000 Electrical properties Electrical Type Conductor Electrical Conductivity 1.4×107S/m Resistivity 7.×10-8m Ω Superconducting Point 0.517 Magnetic properties Magnetic Type Diamagnetic Curie Point N/A Mass Magnetic Susceptibility -2.3×10-9 Molar Magnetic Susceptibility -2.59×10-10 Volume Magnetic Susceptibility -0.0000199 Abundances % in Universe 2.×10-7% % in Sun 6.×10-7% % in Meteorites 0.000044% % in Earth's Crust 0.000015% % in Oceans 5.×10-9% % in Humans 0.00007% Atomic dimensions and structure Atomic Radius 161.pm Covalent Radius 148.pm Van der Waals Radius 158.pm Crystal Structure Simple Hexagonal Lattice Angles π/2, π/2, 2 π/3 Lattice Constants 297.94, 297.94, 561.86 pm Space Group Name P63/mmc Space Group Number 194 Nuclear Properties Half-Life Stable Lifetime Stable Decay Mode N/A Quantum Numbers 1S0 Neutron Cross Section 2450. Neutron Mass Absorption 1.4 Known Isotopes 95Cd, 96Cd, 97Cd, 98Cd, 99Cd, 100Cd, 101Cd, 102Cd, 103Cd, 104Cd, 105Cd, 106Cd, 107Cd, 108Cd, 109Cd, 110Cd, 111Cd, 112Cd, 113Cd, 114Cd, 115Cd, 116Cd, 117Cd, 118Cd, 119Cd, 120Cd, 121Cd, 122Cd, 123Cd, 124Cd, 125Cd, 126Cd, 127Cd, 128Cd, 129Cd, 130Cd, 131Cd, 132Cd Stable Isotopes 106Cd, 108Cd, 110Cd, 111Cd, 112Cd, 114Cd Isotopic Abundances 106Cd 1.25% 108Cd 0.89% 110Cd 12.49% 111Cd 12.8% 112Cd 24.13% 113Cd 12.22% 114Cd 28.73% 116Cd 7.49%