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Description Of Cadmium

Product name:Cadmium

Density:8.65 g·cm−3

Melting point: 594.22 K, 321.07 °C, 609.93 °F

Product description:
Cadmium occurs as a minor component in most zinc ores and therefore is a by-product of zinc production. Cadmium was for a long time used as pigment and for corrosion resistant plating on steel. Cadmium compounds were used to stabilize plastic.

Characteristics:
Cadmium is a soft, malleable, ductile, toxic, bluish-white bivalent metal. It is similar in many respects to zinc but forms more complex compounds.

From:http://www.mining-mining.com/products/Cadmium-/