Cadmium is a soft, bluish white metal used historically in batteries, plating and pigments.
Properties of Cadmium | It is malleable, forms stable +2 compounds and has low melting point relative to many transition metals.
Uses of Cadmium | Cadmium is recovered from zinc ores and used in rechargeable batteries, coatings and specialty alloys though use has declined due to toxicity.
Isotopes of Cadmium | Stable isotope Cd 114 and others exist; cadmium is toxic and carcinogenic with strict occupational and environmental controls.