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Element 48

Cadmium (Cd)

48
Cd

cadmium

Metal · d block · group 12, period 5

Electron configuration
[Kr] 5s2 4d10[\mathrm{Kr}]\,5s^{2}\,4d^{10}
Unpaired electrons
0 (diamagnetic)
Molar mass
112.41 g/mol
Electronegativity
1.69
Atomic radius
151 pm
First ionization energy
868 kJ/mol
Next ionization energies
1,631, 3,616
Electron affinity
anion not bound

Practice

Practice cadmium

No course questions are about cadmium specifically, but these lessons cover what you need.