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Cd

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Cadmium

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48

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112.41

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8.65

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320.9

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765

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(L. cadmia; Gr. kadmeia, ancient name for calamine - zinc carbonate) Discovered by Stromeyer in 1817 in zinc carbonate. Found mainly in zinc ores and greenockite (CdS).

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soft, bluish-white, transition metal, can be cut with a knife, highly toxic

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alloying to add resistance to wear and low friction, electroplating, batteries, to control atomic fission, phosphors for color TV tubes, CdS used as a yellow pigment, used in artists' paints

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0.141

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Electron Configuration:

1s  2s  2p  3s  3p  3d  4s  4p  4d  4f  5s  5p  5d  5f  6s  6p  6d  6f  7s 
 2   2    6    2    6   10   2   6  10        2