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Yes. Cadmium is radioactive, with over 50% made up of radioactive isotopes, though the half lives so very long that they can be treated as stable for most purposes.
Naturally occurring cadmium is composed of 8 isotopes. For two of them, natural radioactivity was observed, and three others are predicted to be radioactive but their decay is not observed, due to extremely long half-life times. The two natural radioactive isotopes are 113Cd (beta decay, half-life is 7.7 × 1015 years) and 116Cd (two-neutrino double beta decay, half-life is 2.9 × 1019 years). The other three are 106Cd, 108Cd (double electron capture), and 114Cd (double beta decay); only lower limits on their half-life times have been set. At least three isotopes - 110Cd, 111Cd, and 112Cd - are stable. Among the isotopes absent in natural cadmium, the most long-lived are 109Cd with a half-life of 462.6 days, and 115Cd with a half-life of 53.46 hours. All of the remaining radioactive isotopes have half-lives that are less than 2.5 hours, and the majority of these have half-lives that are less than 5 minutes. This element also has 8 known meta states, with the most stable being 113mCd (t½ 14.1 years), 115mCd (t½ 44.6 days), and 117mCd (t½ 3.36 hours).
No, Cadmium is not radioactive, though it is toxic.
There are, however, several radioactive isotopes of cadmium.
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Does cadmium conduct electricity heat and sounds?
Cadmium has Thermal conductivity: 96.6 W m-1 K-1 (it conducts heat), and Electrical conductivity: 14.7 x 106 S m-1 (it conducts electricity). All solids will conduct sound but in many, the sound will dampen quickly. Since the melting point of Cadmium is 320.9 ºC, it is normally a solid. It will conduct sound for short distances, but the sound would dampen if passed through a thicker plate of cadmium (although a thick plate of solid cadmium would be prohibitively expensive to produce). A wire of cadmium would probably transmit sound at least as well as regular string pulled tight between two cans in a "tin can telephone".
What element conducts electricity cadmium or sodium?
I believe you ment to say 'which element conducts electricity Cadmium or Sodium?'They both do. They are both metals.
Does rayon conduct electricity?
No, rayon does not conduct electricity as it is a non-conductive material.
Do detergents conduct electricity?
Detergents in general do not conduct electricity. However, some detergent solutions might be able to conduct electricity if they contain electrolytes or other conductive substances.
What are ion that conduct electricity in solution?
A solution containing ions conduct electricity. They are different for each solution.
Does cadmium conduct electricity heat and sounds?
Cadmium has Thermal conductivity: 96.6 W m-1 K-1 (it conducts heat), and Electrical conductivity: 14.7 x 106 S m-1 (it conducts electricity). All solids will conduct sound but in many, the sound will dampen quickly. Since the melting point of Cadmium is 320.9 ºC, it is normally a solid. It will conduct sound for short distances, but the sound would dampen if passed through a thicker plate of cadmium (although a thick plate of solid cadmium would be prohibitively expensive to produce). A wire of cadmium would probably transmit sound at least as well as regular string pulled tight between two cans in a "tin can telephone".
What element conducts electricity cadmium or sodium?
I believe you ment to say 'which element conducts electricity Cadmium or Sodium?'They both do. They are both metals.
Does camphor conduct electricity?
No, camphor is an insulator and does not conduct electricity.
Does pyrite conduct electricity?
Yes, Pyrite can conduct electricity.
Why superconductor cannot conduct electricity?
Superconductors can conduct electricity.
Do pineapples conduct electricity?
yes a pineapple can conduct electricity.
How solutions conduct electricity?
A solution containing ions conduct electricity.
Does soduim conduct electricity?
Yes, Sodium is a metal and it does conduct electricity.
What metal can't conduct electricity?
all metals can conduct electricity
Does mineral conduct electricity?
Many inorganic compounds conduct electricity.
Does latex conduct electricity?
No, latex is an insulating material and does not conduct electricity.
What are the characteristics of the lanthanides?
They are silvery metals that conduct electricity.
