Atomic Number 48 (+ facts: Sources, Uses, Color and more...) 2022

All atoms have an atomic number. But what is the chemical element that has 48 as atomic number?

The answer is Cadmium and there is so much cool stuff about Cadmium that people don't know that I would keep reading if I were you.

Alright now to the facts!

Cadmium Overview

Atomic Number

48

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Description

Soft, malleable, blue-white metal.

Atomic Symbol

Cd (Cadmium)

Discovery

Discovered By: Fredrich Stromeyer

Year: 1817

Location: Germany

State at 20 °C

Solid

Sources

Obtained as a by product of zinc refining.

Uses

Used in nickel-cadmium batteries. Also in electroplating steel and in the manufacture of berings. Its compounds are found in paint pigments and a wide variety of intense colors. Boiling cadmium gives off a weird, yellow-colored vapor that is poisonous.

Atomic Mass

112,411

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Name Origin

Greek: kadmeia (ancient name for calamine (zinc oxide)).

Want to learn more details and data? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.

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