Cadmium (Cd)

Atomic Number: 48

Relative Atomic Mass: 112.411

Electronegativity: 1.69

Atomic Radius (Picometers): 155

Appearance: Silvery Bluish-Grey

Occurrence: Natural

Melting Point (Kelvin): 594.22

Boiling Point (Kelvin): 1040

Stable Isotopes: 110, 111, 112

Discoverers: Karl Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer in 1817

Properties: Soft, Malleable, Ductile

First Use: Pigments (1840s)

Modern Uses: Batteries, Electroplating

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