Cadmium oxide fume is a chemical compound of cadmium. Cadmium is a transition metal and chemical element with the symbol Cd and atomic number 48. It is found naturally in the earth's crust, though rarely on it's own. (L6)
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Cadmium oxide fume is a chemical compound of cadmium. Cadmium is a transition metal and chemical element with the symbol Cd and atomic number 48. It is found naturally in the earth's crust, though rarely on it's own. (L6)
| Physical Description | Cadmium oxide appears as brown crystals or brown amorphous powder. Used as an electroplating chemical and in the manufacture of cadmium electrodes. Is a component of silver alloys, phosphors, semic… |
| Color/Form | Brown cubic crystals |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Melting Point | Greater than 2732 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Boiling Point | 2838 °F at 760 mmHg (sublimes) (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 8.15 crystalline form; 6.95 amorphous form (EPA, 1998) |
| Solubility | less than 1 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Vapor Pressure | 1 mmHg at 1832 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Refractive Index | INDEX OF REFRACTION: 2.49 (LITHIUM) |
| IUPAC Name | cadmium(2+);oxygen(2-) |
| Molecular Formula | CdO |
| Molecular Weight | 128.41 g/mol |
| CAS | 1306-19-0 |
| SMILES | [O-2].[Cd+2] |
| InChIKey | CFEAAQFZALKQPA-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.310021 |
| Pack sizes | 100GM · 500GM |
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