Cd	Z =  48	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Cadmium
			From the Greek/Latin "kadmeia", meaning "Cadmean earth"
(AM) Atomic Mass	112.411  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+2
(BP) Boiling Point	765  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	321  °C
(ρ) Density	8.65  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Hexagonal
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.17	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.48  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	1.232  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Kr]  4d10  5s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	867.69  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	99.87  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	6.21  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1817	♦	Location of Discovery	Germany
(E°) Standard Potential	Cd2+⇔ Cd (-0.400 V)
Stable isotopes	106Cd,  108Cd,  110Cd,  111Cd,  112Cd,  114Cd
Discovered/Synthesized by	Friedrich Strohmeyer
Natural Source	Isolated as a byproduct of zinc (sphalerite) mining
Common Uses	Electroplated steel, nicad batteries, red and yellow paints, fire sprinklers
Other Info	Known for its use in blue pigments One of the toxic 'heavy metals'
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