Cadmium (Cd) in the periodic table — PeriodicTable

Cadmium (Cd) in the periodic tableCadmium is element 48, a transition metal of the d block, in group 12, period 5. Its ground-state configuration is [Kr] 4d10 5s2, and it usually shows the oxidation states 0, 2.It was discovered in 1817, by Stromeyer and Hermann.Name origin: the New Latin cadmia, from King Kadmos. Blank rows are columns the sheet does not measure for this element.

Property

Value

Unit

Atomic weight

112.411

Da

Electronegativity

1.69

First ionisation energy

867.8

kJ/mol

Covalent radius

148

pm

Van der Waals radius

158

pm

Melting point

594.22

K

Boiling point

1040

K

Density

8.69

g/cm³

Abundance

0.159

mg/kg

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