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Kadmiyum
Also known as Cd, element 48, 48Cd
Cadmium is a chemical element; it has symbol Cd and atomic number 48. This soft, silvery-white metal is chemically similar to the two other stable metals in group 12, zinc and mercury. Like zinc, it demonstrates oxidation state +2 in most of its compounds, and like mercury, it has a lower melting point than the transition metals in groups 3 through 11. Cadmium and its congeners in group 12 are often not considered transition metals, in that they do not have partly filled d or f electron shells in the elemental or common oxidation states. The average concentration of cadmium in Earth's crust is
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Cadmium is a soft, silvery-white metal (element Cd) that belongs to the same chemical family as zinc and mercury, sharing similar properties with both elements. It matters because cadmium is naturally present in Earth's crust and is commonly used in various industrial applications, though the context provided does not specify its uses or hazards.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- Cd
- Molecular weight
- 112.41 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- cadmium
- SMILES
- [Cd]
- InChIKey
- BDOSMKKIYDKNTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
74,834 papers- Cadmium carcinogenesis.ReviewMutation research · 2003