Atomic Symbol for Cadmium (& Cool facts: Sources, Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Some atom symbols are easy to figure out, some are not...

The only sure thing is that every atom has a symbol. But what is the atom whose symbol is Cd?

The answer is Cadmium (Cd). However there is a lot of stuff about Cadmium that people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Cadmium Overview

Atomic Symbol

Cd (Cadmium)

Sources

Obtained as a by product of zinc refining.

Description

Soft, malleable, blue-white metal.

Name Origin

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

State at 20 °C

Solid

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.

Discovery

Discovered By: Fredrich Stromeyer

Year: 1817

Location: Germany

Atomic Number

48

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

112,411

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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

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