Properties of Aluminium and Cadmium
Boiling Point
2,467.00 °C
  
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Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
160.00 MPa
  
99+
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
5,000.00 m/s
  
10
2,310.00 m/s
  
39
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Al
  
Cd
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
867.80 kJ/mol
  
11
2nd Energy Level
1,816.70 kJ/mol
  
19
1,631.40 kJ/mol
  
32
3rd Energy Level
2,744.80 kJ/mol
  
38
3,616.00 kJ/mol
  
13
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.34 g/amp-hr
  
99+
2.10 g/amp-hr
  
27
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm3
  
99+
8.65 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
Al
  
Cd
  
Period Number
3
  
5
  
Atomic Weight
112.41 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
10.00 cm3/mol
  
99+
13.10 cm3/mol
  
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Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
80.70 (-eV)
  
17
30.00 (-eV)
  
99+
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cadmium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
28.20 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.38 106/cm Ω
  
4
0.14 106/cm Ω
  
15
Electron Affinity
42.50 kJ/mol
  
26
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.90 J/(kg K)
  
5
0.23 J/(kg K)
  
26
Thermal Conductivity
237.00 W/m·K
  
4
96.60 W/m·K
  
16
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
24.20 J/mol·K
  
99+
26.02 J/mol·K
  
32
Thermal Expansion
23.10 µm/(m·K)
  
17
30.80 µm/(m·K)
  
10
Standard Molar Entropy
28.30 J/mol.K
  
99+
51.80 J/mol.K
  
27
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
293.70 kJ/mol
  
31
100.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
10.67 kJ/mol
  
35
6.19 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
322.20 kJ/mol
  
31
113.00 kJ/mol
  
99+