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.