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| Cadmium
is a metal in group IIB of the periodic table with atomic number 48, an
atomic weight of 112.40, and a density of 8.65 Mg/m3.
Its melting point is 320.9 C, and it boils at 7654 C.
The electronic configuration of Cadmium is (Kr)(4d10)(5s2). Its atomic radius is 0.154 nm. At room temperature Cadmium has a hexagonal close packed crystal structure with a = 0.297 nm and c = 0.561 nm. |
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