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Atomic Number	48

Atomic Symbol	Cd

Atomic Weight	112.411 amu

Group	Transition, 12

Form	Solid

Density @ STP	8.69 g/cm³

Melting Point	321.07 °C (609.926 °F, 594.22 °K)

Boiling Point	767 °C (1412.6 °F, 1040.15 °K)

Heat of Fusion	6.19 kJ/mol

Heat of Vaporization	99.87 kJ/mol

First Ionization Potential	8.99367 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale	1.69

Specific Heat Capacity	0.232 J/g K

Ground State Electron Configuration	5s²

Oxidation State(s)	+2

Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth	¹⁰⁶Cd, 1.25%; ¹⁰⁸Cd, 0.89%; ¹¹⁰Cd, 12.49%; ¹¹¹Cd, 12.80%; ¹¹²Cd, 24.13%; ¹¹³Cd, 12.22%; ¹¹⁴Cd, 28.73%; ¹¹⁶Cd, 7.49%

Selected Radioisotopes	¹⁰⁹Cd, ¹¹²Cd

Atomic Radius	151 pm

Crystal Structure	Hexagonal

Discovered by	Strohmeyer, 1817