Cadmium By Matteo
Cadmium in Numbers
- Symbol = Cd
- Atomic number= 48
- Atomic mass= 112.411
- Melting point = 594.22 K
- Boiling point= 1040 K
- Normal state = solid
What is Cadmium
- A soft metal
- Poisonous metal
- Neutron absorber
- Not properly mined for
- Pronaunced Kad-mee-em
History
- German chemist Friedrich Strohmeyer 1817
- A German coincidence
- Discovered while experimenting with calmine
- Glowed when heated
- Derived from Latin word Cadmia (calmine in greek)
Uses For Cadmium
- Battery's , nuclear reactor rods ( electronic ban Europe)
- Poison etc.
- Cheap ornaments/ jewelry
Is It Rare Survey
Let's hope it's rare because I was told wis was a school for intelligent people
Fun Facts
- Powder flamibility vs solid flamibility
- A ton of zinc containers 6.5 pounds (of cad.)
- we absorb about 0.05 milligrams of Cadmium a day meaning that we ussually store about 50 milligrams of cadmium
My Amazing Sites
Gagnon, Steve. "The Element Cadmium." It's Elemental -. Its Elemential, n.d. Web. 23 May 2016.
"Cadmium Facts." Cadmium Facts. Softschools, 2005. Web. 23 May 2016.
"Cadmium - Element Information, Properties and Uses | Periodic Table."Cadmium - Element Information, Properties and Uses | Periodic Table. Royal Society of Chemistry, Spring 2016. Web. 23 May 2016.
Cone, Marla, and Environmental Health News. "Is Cadmium as Dangerous for Children as Lead?" Scientific American. Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2012. Web. 23 May 2016.