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Atomic Number: 48
Atomic Weight: 112.40
Melting Point: 320.90
Boiling Point: 765
Specific Gravity: 8.65
Valence(s): 2
Stromeyer discovered Cadmium in 1817. Cadmium usually occurs in small quantities associated with Zinc ores such as sphalerite. This light blue metal is used in types of solder and in rechargeable (Nickel-Cadmium) batteries. Cadmium compounds are used in television tubes. It is named after the Greek and Latin words for calamine.
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