Cadmium

Cadmium

#48 – Cd
Group: 12 (zinc group)
Period: 5
Atomic Weight: 112.41
Relative Density: 8.65
Melting point: 321 °C / 610 °F
Boiling point: 767 °C / 1413 °F

Cadmium (Cd), from Greek for the mineral calamine, itself named for the Greek mythological figure Cadmus,