Cadmium

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Cadmium

• byMatt Hill

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Properties of cadmium

• Boiling point765 C
• Melting point320.9 C
• Silvery metal soft enough to be easily cut with
  a knife
• density8.65g/cm³

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Uses for cadmium

• poisonous
• Nickel-cadmium batteries
• Alloys with low melting points
• Compounds are toxic
• By-product for zinc refining
• Not many coats a lot like zinc

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Cadmium facts

• Date of discovery1817
• DiscovererFredrich Stromeyer
• Atomic number48
• Atomic mass112.41
• Sometimes causes birth defects and cancer

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Boiling point 765C
Date of Discovery 1817
Discoverer Fredrich Stromeyer
Causes cancer
poisonous
cadmium
Causes Birth defects
Compounds Are toxic
Atomic Number 48
Atomic Mass 112.41
Nickel-cadmium batteries
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Sources

• http//chemistry.allinfoabout.com/periodic/periodi
  ctable.html

http//www.chemicalelements.com/index.html
http//www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/ele
ments/periodic-table/uses.html
http//www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/pertable_
fla.htm