| name | Cadmium |
| latin | Cadmium |
| french | Cadmium |
| german | Cadmium |
| symbol | Cd |
| proton number | 48 |
| atomic weight | 112.411 |
| Pauling electronegativity | 1.69 |
| electronic configuration | [Kr] 4d105s2 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d105s2 |
| melting point | 594.22 K, 321.07°C, 609.93°F |
| boiling point | 1040 K, 767°C, 1412°F |
| group | 12 |
| period | 5 |
| state (by 20°C) | solid |
| oxidation states | +2 |
| Year of discovery | Discoverer |
| 1817 | Friedrich Strohmeyer |