Solid phase
Official name
Cadmium
CAS number
7440-43-9
Type
Family
metallic solid
Class
true metal
Compound type
elemental solid
Chemical composition
Formula
$Cd$
Chemical formula
Cd
Elemental formula
Cd
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
2.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Cd$ Cadmium element 1 1.0 1 constituent element main
Class
true metals (13)
Type
homovalent monolayer metals (13.01)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
hexagonal
Crystal class
dihexagonal-dipyramidal
Crystal class symbol
6/mmm (D6h)
Crystal spacegroup
P6(3)/mmc
Molar mass
112.414 $g/mol$
Density
8.65 $g/cm^3$
State NTP
solid
Phase transitions
Phase transition type Other phases Temperature - Pressure
solid-liquid liquid Cd 594.22 K ​(321.07 °C)
Color
tin white
Diaphaneity
opaque
Luster
metallic
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