Atomic Number: 48

Name: Cadmium

Atomic symbol: Cd

Atomic Weight: 112.41

Electron configuration: 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶3d¹⁰4s²4p⁶4d¹⁰5s²

Ionization energies: 868 kJ/mol

Pauling electronegativity: 1.7

Melting Point: 321^oC

Boiling Point: 765^oC

Ionic radius: 1.14 angstroms (+1); 0.97 angstroms (+2)

Common oxidation states in compounds: +2