Cadmium
Electron Configuration: 2,8,18,18,2
Enthalpy of Fusion (kJ mol-1): 6.11
Enthalpy of Vaporisation (kJ mol-1): 100
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 155 pm
Bohr Radius 161 pm
Covalent Radius 148 pm
Van der Waals 158 pm
Oxidation States
Main Cd+2
Other Cd+1
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 867.6
M+ - M2+ 1631
M2+ - M3+ 3616
M3+ - M4+ 5300
M4+ - M5+ 7000
M5+ - M6+ 9100
M6+ - M7+ 11100
M7+ - M8+ 14100
M8+ - M9+ 16400
M9+ - M10+ 18800