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cadmium
Summary
cadmium is a chemical element[1]. cadmium draws 2,731 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #54 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- cadmium is credited with the discovery of Friedrich Stromeyer[3].
- cadmium is credited with the discovery of Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann[4].
- cadmium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[5].
- cadmium's instance of is recorded as chalcophile element[6].
- Cadmus is named after cadmium[7].
- cadmium is made of greenockite[8].
- cadmium is made of fly ash[9].
- cadmium is made of zinc ore[10].
- cadmium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Cd][11].
- cadmium's element symbol is recorded as Cd[12].
- cadmium's chemical formula is recorded as Cd[13].
- cadmium is a type of post-transition metal[14].
- cadmium is a type of heavy metal[15].
- cadmium is a type of d-block[16].
- cadmium is part of period 5[17].
- cadmium is part of group 12[18].
- cadmium is part of transition metal[19].
- cadmium is used for nickel–cadmium battery[20].
- cadmium is used for Silver-cadmium battery[21].
- cadmium is used for electroplating[22].
- cadmium is used for nuclear poison[23].
- cadmium is used for quantum dot display[24].
- cadmium is used for pigment[25].
- cadmium is used for photodetector[26].
- cadmium is used for solar cell[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include chemical element[5] and chalcophile element[6]. Recorded subclass of include post-transition metal[14], heavy metal[15], and d-block[16].
Origins
Cadmus is named after cadmium[7].
Use and Application
Recorded has use include nickel–cadmium battery[20], Silver-cadmium battery[21], electroplating[22], nuclear poison[23], quantum dot display[24], and pigment[25]. Part of include period 5[17], a period[28]; group 12[18], a group[29]; and transition metal[19].
Influence
Things named for cadmium include cadmium yellow[30], a color[31]; cadmoindite[32], a mineral species[33]; and cadmoselite[34], a mineral species[35].
Why It Matters
cadmium draws 2,731 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #54 of 144).[2] cadmium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] cadmium is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for cadmium include cadmium yellow[30], a color[31]; cadmoindite[32], a mineral species[33]; and cadmoselite[34], a mineral species[35].