| Cadmium | |
| Elemental State | Cd |
| Electron Configuration | 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p65s24d10 |
| First Ionization Potential | 8.994 eV |
| Electron Affinity | |
| Z* | |
| Pauling Electronegativity | 1.69 |
| Covalent Radius | 1.48 Å |
| Metallic Radius | 1.52 Å |
| Ionic Radius | 0.92 Å Cd2+ coordination number
= 4
1.01 Å Cd2+ coordination number = 5 1.09 Å Cd2+ coordination number = 6 1.17 Å Cd2+ coordination number = 7 1.24 Å Cd2+ coordination number = 8 |
| van der Waal's Radius | 1.58 Å |
| Melting Point | 321.07 oC |
| Boiling Point | 767 oC |
| Density | 8.65 g/cm3 |
| Other Properties | |