Template:Infobox cadmium

	silver ← cadmium → indium
Appearance
	silvery gray metallic; 250px
General properties
Name, symbol, number	cadmium, Cd, 48
Pronunciation	/ˈkædmiəm/ KAD-mee-əm
Element category	transition metal
Category notes	Alternatively considered a post-transition metal
Group, period, block	12, 5, d
Standard atomic weight	112.411 g·mol−1
Electron configuration	[Kr] 5s2 4d10
Electrons per shell	2, 8, 18, 18, 2 (Image)
Physical properties
Phase	solid
Density (near r.t.)	8.65 g·cm−3
Liquid density at m.p.	7.996 g·cm−3
Melting point	594.22 K, 321.07 °C, 609.93 °F
Boiling point	1040 K, 767 °C, 1413 °F
Heat of fusion	6.21 kJ·mol−1
Heat of vaporization	99.87 kJ·mol−1
Specific heat capacity	(25 °C) 26.020 J·mol−1·K−1
Vapor pressure
Atomic properties
Oxidation states	2, 1 (mildly basic oxide)
Electronegativity	1.69 (Pauling scale)
Ionization energies	1st: 867.8 kJ·mol−1
	2nd: 1631.4 kJ·mol−1
	3rd: 3616 kJ·mol−1
Atomic radius	151 pm
Covalent radius	144±9 pm
Van der Waals radius	158 pm
Miscellanea
Crystal structure	hexagonal
Magnetic ordering	diamagnetic
Electrical resistivity	(22 °C) 72.7 nΩ·m
Thermal conductivity	(300 K) 96.6 W·m−1·K−1
Thermal expansion	(25 °C) 30.8 µm·m−1·K−1
Speed of sound (thin rod)	(20 °C) 2310 m/s
Young's modulus	50 GPa
Shear modulus	19 GPa
Bulk modulus	42 GPa
Poisson ratio	0.30
Mohs hardness	2.0
Brinell hardness	203 MPa
CAS registry number	7440-43-9
Most stable isotopes
	Main article: Isotopes of cadmium
	v; d; e;

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