Properties of Cadmium and Platinum
Melting Point
1,772.00 °C
  
16
Boiling Point
3,827.00 °C
  
15
Hardness
  
  
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
2,310.00 m/s
  
39
2,800.00 m/s
  
29
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Cd
  
Pt
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
867.80 kJ/mol
  
11
870.00 kJ/mol
  
10
2nd Energy Level
1,631.40 kJ/mol
  
32
1,791.00 kJ/mol
  
21
3rd Energy Level
3,616.00 kJ/mol
  
13
Not Available
  
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr
  
27
1.82 g/amp-hr
  
35
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
8.65 g/cm3
  
99+
21.45 g/cm3
  
11
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
Cd
  
Pt
  
Period Number
5
  
6
  
Atomic Weight
112.41 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
13.10 cm3/mol
  
39
9.09 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2
  
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1
  
Valence Electron Potential
30.00 (-eV)
  
99+
392.42 (-eV)
  
1
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cadmium.jpg#100
  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Platinum.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
105.00 nΩ·m
  
30
Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω
  
15
0.10 106/cm Ω
  
21
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
205.30 kJ/mol
  
2
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)
  
26
0.13 J/(kg K)
  
39
Thermal Conductivity
96.60 W/m·K
  
16
71.60 W/m·K
  
24
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
26.02 J/mol·K
  
32
25.86 J/mol·K
  
35
Thermal Expansion
30.80 µm/(m·K)
  
10
8.80 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
51.80 J/mol.K
  
27
41.60 J/mol.K
  
36
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
100.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
510.50 kJ/mol
  
11
Enthalpy of Fusion
6.19 kJ/mol
  
99+
19.70 kJ/mol
  
12
Enthalpy of Atomization
113.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
565.00 kJ/mol
  
11