{"id":395,"date":"2012-05-25T09:07:11","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T09:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/?page_id=395"},"modified":"2017-12-07T02:07:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T07:07:25","slug":"cadmium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/cadmium.html","title":{"rendered":"Cadmium Element Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"insidepagelinks\">\n<a href=\"#data\">Data Zone<\/a> |  <a href=\"#discovery\">Discovery<\/a> |  <a href=\"#facts\">Facts<\/a> | <a href=\"#appear\">Appearance &amp; Characteristics<\/a> | <a href=\"#uses\">Uses<\/a> | <a href=\"#abund\">Abundance &amp; Isotopes<\/a>  | <a href=\"#refer\">References<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tmetalsT\">\n<div class=\"atnorT\">48<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearT\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elnamT\">Cd<\/div>\n<div class=\"atweiT\"> 112.4  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The chemical element cadmium is classed as a transition metal. It was discovered in 1817 by Friedrich Stromeyer.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adsense300\">\n<div class=\"adsense300spacer\">\n<div style=\"line-height:10px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.chemicool.com\/ad.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9461632227417539\" data-ad-slot=\"8753977201\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"data\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Data Zone<\/h2>\n<table class=\"datatop\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Classification:<\/td>\n<td>  Cadmium is a transition metal   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Color:<\/td>\n<td>  bluish-white <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Atomic weight:<\/td>\n<td>   112.41 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">State:<\/td>\n<td>   solid  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Melting point:<\/td>\n<td> 321.1 <sup>o<\/sup>C, 594.3 K     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Boiling point:<\/td>\n<td>  765  <sup>o<\/sup>C, 1038 K    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Electrons:<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Protons:<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Neutrons in most abundant isotope:<\/td>\n<td>66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Electron shells:<\/td>\n<td>   2,8,18,18,2    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Electron configuration:<\/td>\n<td>   [Kr] 4d<sup>10<\/sup> 5s<sup>2<\/sup>    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Density @ 20<sup>o<\/sup>C:<\/td>\n<td>  8.65  g\/cm<sup>3<\/sup>   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69e122838c81a\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Show more, including: Heats, Energies, Oxidation, Reactions,&lt;br \/&gt; Compounds, Radii, Conductivities\"    >Show more, including: Heats, Energies, Oxidation, Reactions,<br \/> Compounds, Radii, Conductivities<\/span><div id=\"target-id69e122838c81a\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<table class=\"datatop\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Atomic volume:<\/td>\n<td>   13.1  cm<sup>3<\/sup>\/mol  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Structure:<\/td>\n<td>   hcp: hexagonal close packed <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Hardness: <\/td>\n<td>    2.0  mohs  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Specific heat capacity<\/td>\n<td>   0.23    J g<sup>-1<\/sup> K<sup>-1<\/sup>  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Heat of fusion<\/td>\n<td>6.192 kJ mol<sup>-1<\/sup>  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Heat of atomization<\/td>\n<td> 112   kJ mol<sup>-1<\/sup> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Heat of vaporization<\/td>\n<td>   99.87  kJ mol<sup>-1<\/sup>    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">1<sup>st<\/sup> ionization energy<\/td>\n<td>  867.7 kJ mol<sup>-1<\/sup>    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">2<sup>nd<\/sup> ionization energy<\/td>\n<td>  1631.4 kJ mol<sup>-1<\/sup>    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">3<sup>rd<\/sup> ionization energy<\/td>\n<td>   3616.2 kJ mol<sup>-1<\/sup>   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Electron affinity<\/td>\n<td>   &#8211;    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Minimum oxidation number<\/td>\n<td>  0    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Min. common oxidation no.<\/td>\n<td>  0   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Maximum oxidation number <\/td>\n<td> 2 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Max. common oxidation no. <\/td>\n<td>  2  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Electronegativity (Pauling Scale) <\/td>\n<td>  1.69   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Polarizability volume <\/td>\n<td>    7.2 &Aring;<sup>3<\/sup>  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Reaction with air<\/td>\n<td> mild, w\/ht &#8658;  CdO   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Reaction with 15 M HNO<sub>3<\/sub> <\/td>\n<td>   mild &#8658; Cd(NO<sub>3<\/sub>)<sub>2<\/sub>, NO<sub>x<\/sub>  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Reaction with 6 M HCl <\/td>\n<td>  mild, &#8658; H<sub>2<\/sub>,  CdCl<sub>2<\/sub>  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Reaction with 6 M NaOH <\/td>\n<td>   none  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Oxide(s) <\/td>\n<td>   CdO, CdO<sub>2<\/sub> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Hydride(s) <\/td>\n<td>   CdH<sub>2<\/sub> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Chloride(s) <\/td>\n<td>  CdCl<sub>2<\/sub> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Atomic radius <\/td>\n<td> 151 pm <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Ionic radius (1+ ion) <\/td>\n<td> &#8211; <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Ionic radius (2+ ion) <\/td>\n<td>   109   pm  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Ionic radius (3+ ion) <\/td>\n<td> &#8211; <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Ionic radius (1- ion) <\/td>\n<td>   &#8211;  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Ionic radius (2- ion) <\/td>\n<td> &#8211; <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Ionic radius (3- ion) <\/td>\n<td>   &#8211;  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Thermal conductivity <\/td>\n<td> 96.6  W m<sup>-1<\/sup> K<sup>-1<\/sup> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\"> Electrical conductivity <\/td>\n<td>  14.7 x 10<sup>6<\/sup> S m<sup>-1<\/sup>  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"elemglb\">Freezing\/Melting point:<\/td>\n<td> 321.1 <sup>o<\/sup>C, 594.3 K     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"leftimagepadding\">\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicool.com\/elements\/images\/300-cadmium.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" alt=\"A small ball of cadmium metal, with a coin for size reference.\" class=\"size-full\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A small ball of cadmium metal, with a coin for size reference.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/images\/300-cadmium-stromeyer.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" alt=\"Friedrich Stromeyer\" class=\"size-full\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friedrich Stromeyer, who discovered cadmium in 1817.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Cadmium&#8217;s Periodic Table Neighborhood<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"navbar\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"info\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"info\">Group<br \/> 11<\/td>\n<td class=\"info\">Group 12<\/td>\n<td class=\"info\">Group 13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"info\">4<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"tmetals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/copper.html\" title=\"copper \"><sup>29<\/sup><br \/>Cu<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a class=\"tmetals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/zinc.html\" title=\"zinc \"><sup>30<\/sup><br \/>Zn<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a class=\"ometals-liquid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/gallium.html\" title=\"gallium \"><sup>31<\/sup><br \/>Ga<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"info\">5<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"tmetals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/silver.html\" title=\"silver \"><sup>47<\/sup><br \/>Ag<\/a> <\/td>\n<td><a class=\"tmetals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/cadmium.html\" title=\"cadmium \"><sup>48<\/sup><br \/>Cd<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a class=\"ometals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/indium.html\" title=\"indium \"><sup>49<\/sup><br \/>In<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"info\">6<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"tmetals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/gold.html\" title=\"gold \"><sup>79<\/sup><br \/>Au<\/a> <\/td>\n<td><a class=\"tmetals-liquid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/mercury.html\" title=\"mercury \"><sup>80<\/sup><br \/>Hg<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a class=\"ometals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/thallium.html\" title=\"thallium \"><sup>81<\/sup><br \/>Tl<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtubecaption\">\nCadmium&#8217;s chemistry is similar to zinc&#8217;s and they are found in the same ores. Zinc sits above cadmium in the periodic table. Like mercury below it, cadmium and its compounds are highly toxic. Some chemists don&#8217;t regard cadmium as a true transition metal, because it has a full shell of d electrons. The IUPAC definition of a transition metal is one whose atoms have an incomplete d sub-shell, or which can give rise to cations with an incomplete d sub-shell. By this definition, cadmium, whose ions have incomplete d electron shells, is a transition metal.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"discovery\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Discovery of Cadmium<\/h2>\n<div class=\"author\">Dr. Doug Stewart<\/div>\n<p>Cadmium was discovered by German chemist Friedrich Stromeyer in 1817 as an impurity in zinc oxide.<sup> (1)<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Stromeyer made his discovery after a request from the government to inspect the pharmacies in the town of Hildesheim, Germany. <\/p>\n<p>In those days zinc oxide was used, as it still is, to treat skin conditions. For some reason, Hildesheim&#8217;s pharmacies were selling zinc carbonate rather than the usual zinc oxide.<\/p>\n<p>Stromeyer was aware that heating zinc carbonate until it was red hot would convert it to the oxide. He did this with samples from the pharmacies. He found that the brilliant white carbonate turned into an oxide which ought to have been white, but was in fact yellow\/orange.<\/p>\n<p>Normally this color would suggest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/iron.html\">iron<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/lead.html\">lead<\/a> contamination, but Stromeyer could not find any trace of these elements.<\/p>\n<p>He visited the factory in Salzgitter where the pharmacies had bought the zinc carbonate. He asked why they were selling zinc carbonate instead of the usual oxide. <\/p>\n<p>The manager explained to him that their zinc carbonate was the expected color &#8211; white &#8211; and it was easy to sell.<\/p>\n<p>When they tried to convert the carbonate to the oxide by heating, it always turned yellow. Since zinc oxide ought to be white, they could not sell it. They had analyzed it carefully for iron contamination, but could find none.<\/p>\n<p>Stromeyer then decided he would analyze this yellow zinc oxide carefully himself. He found the yellow color was caused by &#8220;the presence of a peculiar metallic oxide, the existence of which had not hitherto been suspected.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>He extracted this new metal oxide from the zinc oxide and then reduced it to isolate the world&#8217;s first ever cadmium metal. He likened its appearance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/platinum.html\">platinum&#8217;s<\/a> and measured its density as 8.75  g\/cm<sup>3<\/sup> &#8211; very close to today&#8217;s accepted value.  <\/p>\n<p>He did further work and found that other zinc compounds also contained his new metal. He analyzed &#8216;pure&#8217; zinc metal, and found his new metal was present even in this. <\/p>\n<p>He estimated that the new metal was present at between 0.1% and 1% in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/zinc.html\">zinc<\/a> and its compounds, from which he was able to isolate 3 grams of pure cadmium metal.<\/p>\n<p>Stromeyer suggested the name of cadmium after &#8216;cadmia,&#8217; the Latin name for calamine. Calamine is an old name for a zinc ore. <\/p>\n<p>Cadmium was independently discovered by German chemist Karl Hermann in 1818. Hermann had noticed an unexpected yellow color in zinc sulfide. The yellow was assumed to be from arsenic impurities, but Hermann realized that it was actually due to a previously unknown element.<sup> (2)<\/sup><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;line-height:20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"adsense300\">\n<div class=\"adsense300spacer\">\n<div style=\"line-height: 10px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.chemicool.com\/ad.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 336px; height: 280px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9461632227417539\" data-ad-slot=\"2986645201\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"leftimagepadding\">\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/images\/300-cadmium-telluride-solar-panels.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"CdTe\" class=\"size-full\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cadmium telluride is used to make thin film solar cells, which can absorb more than 90% of visible light. Image: NREL<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/images\/300-cadmium-selenium-nanocrystals.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" alt=\"pop\" class=\"size-full\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/magnesium.html\">Magnesium <\/a>impurities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/cadmium.html\">cadmium<\/a>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/selenium.html\">selenium<\/a> nanocrystals at two different gap levels: (a) resonant and (b) hybrid. Image: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nersc.gov\/news\/annual_reports\/annrep06\/research-news\/02-microscope.html\"> NERSC<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"appear\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Appearance and Characteristics<\/h3>\n<p> <strong>Harmful effects:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>\t  Cadmium and its compounds are highly toxic. <\/p>\n<p>\t  <strong>Characteristics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t Cadmium is a soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white metal, which is easily cut with a knife. It is an excellent electrical conductor and shows good resistance to corrosion and attack by chemicals.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tIt is similar in many respects to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/zinc.html\">zinc<\/a> in its chemical properties.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tCadmium tarnishes in air and is soluble in acids but not in alkalis.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tThe metal burns in air to form brown cadmium oxide (CdO).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"uses\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Uses of Cadmium<\/h2>\n<p>\t\tCadmium&#8217;s major use is in batteries (especially rechargeable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/nickel.html\">nickel<\/a>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/cadmium.html\">cadmium<\/a>, NiCad, batteries).<\/p>\n<p>\t\tAs a result of its low coefficient of friction and its high fatigue resistance, cadmium is used in alloys for bearings. Cadmium is used in low melting alloys and is a component of many kinds of solder. It is also is used in electroplating. <\/p>\n<p>\t\tCompounds containing cadmium are used in black and white television phosphors, and in the blue and green phosphors for color television picture tubes. Cadmium sulfide is used as a yellow pigment, and cadmium selenide is used as a red pigment, often called cadmium red.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tCadmium and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/tellurium.html\">tellurium<\/a> can be compounded into CdTe thin-film photovoltaic modules whose physical characteristics are ideal for solar cell production. They are relatively low cost and have an almost perfect bandgap for solar energy harvesting.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"abund\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abundance and Isotopes<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"elemgl\">Abundance earth&#8217;s crust:<\/span>  150 parts per billion by weight, 30 parts per billion by moles<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"elemgl\">Abundance solar system:<\/span>  6 parts per billion by weight, 70 parts per trillion by moles<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elemgl\">Cost, pure:<\/span>  $46 per 100g<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elemgl\">Cost, bulk:<\/span>  $0.77 per 100g<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"elemgl\">Source:<\/span> Cadmium most often occurs in small quantities associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/zinc.html\">zinc<\/a> ores, such as sphalerite (ZnS). Greenockite (CdS) is the only cadmium mineral of any consequence. Almost all cadmium is obtained as a by-product of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/zinc.html\">zinc<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/copper.html\">copper<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/elements\/lead.html\">lead<\/a> ore refining operations.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"elemgl\">Isotopes:<\/span> Cadmium has 34 isotopes whose half-lives are known, with mass numbers from 97 to 130. Naturally occurring cadmium is a mixture of eight stable isotopes and they are found in the percentages shown:: <sup>106<\/sup>Cd (1.6%), <sup>108<\/sup>Cd (0.9%), <sup>110<\/sup>Cd (12.5%), <sup>111<\/sup>Cd (12.8%), <sup>112<\/sup>Cd (24.1%), <sup>113<\/sup>Cd (12.2%), <sup>114<\/sup>Cd (28.7%) and <sup>116<\/sup>Cd (7.5%).   \t  <\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 750px;\">\n<div style=\"line-height: 10px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.chemicool.com\/ad.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9461632227417539\" data-ad-slot=\"8753977201\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"refer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Friedrich Stromeyer, Annals of Philosophy, edited by Thomas Thomson, Volume XIII, 1819, Robert Baldwin, p108<\/li>\n<li>J.W. 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