cadmium
Soft silvery element
Cadmium is a soft, bluish-white metallic element, toxic and used primarily in batteries, pigments, and metal plating.
Cadmium compounds produce brilliant yellows and reds in paints: cadmium yellow, cadmium red.
Exposure to cadmium is a serious industrial health hazard, causing kidney damage and lung disease.
Harmful substance exposure
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- exposureState of being unprotected
- carcinogenCancer-promoting agent
- bioaccumulationPollutant concentration in tissues
pollution · hazardous · occupational · environmental · heavy metal
Portable electricity storage
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- coatingApplied surface covering
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- photovoltaicLight-to-electricity converting
Introduction of impurities
- soil pollutionHarmful substances in earth
- water contaminationHarmful substances in drinking supply
- heavy metal pollutionToxic element environmental buildup
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
industrial waste · effluent · runoff · sediment · remediation · hazardous waste · environmental impact · mine tailings
Negative subatomic particle
- orbitalRevolving around another
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- ionCharged atom or molecule
- valenceCombining power measure
isotope · atomic · sulfide · telluride · compound · alloy · electroplating · galvanizing
Partially filled d-orbital element
- periodic tableSystematic display of elements
- soft metalEasily deformed metallic substance
- ductileAble to deform permanently
- malleableCapable of being shaped
corrosion resistant · metallic · conductivity · electropositive · isotopes · chemical symbol · atomic mass · oxidation state
Able to regain power
- anodeOxidation electrode
- cathodeElectrode current exits through
- cellsBasic biological units
- energy storageCapturing power for later
portable power · volt · current · capacity · charger · discharge · lifespan · accumulator
Electrically depositing metal layers
- galvanizingSpurring into sudden action
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
- alloyMetallic combination
- coatingApplied surface covering
corrosion protection · metallurgy · semiconductor · nuclear reactor · control rods · brazing · aerospace
Colored coating substance
- oil paintingArt made with linseed-bound pigments
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
colorant · lightfast · opaque · saturation · Monet · Matisse · impasto · color mixing
poisoning
Harmful substance exposure
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- exposureState of being unprotected
- carcinogenCancer-promoting agent
bioaccumulation · pollution · hazardous · occupational · environmental · heavy metal
battery
Portable electricity storage
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- coatingApplied surface covering
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
photovoltaic · solder · electroplating · stabilizer · phosphor
contamination
Introduction of impurities
- soil pollutionHarmful substances in earth
- water contaminationHarmful substances in drinking supply
- heavy metal pollutionToxic element environmental buildup
smelting · industrial waste · effluent · runoff · sediment · remediation · hazardous waste · environmental impact · mine tailings · e-waste
electron
Negative subatomic particle
valence · isotope · atomic · sulfide · telluride · compound · alloy · electroplating · galvanizing · coordination
transition metal
Partially filled d-orbital element
- periodic tableSystematic display of elements
- soft metalEasily deformed metallic substance
- ductileAble to deform permanently
malleable · corrosion resistant · metallic · conductivity · electropositive · isotopes · chemical symbol · atomic mass · oxidation state
rechargeable
Able to regain power
energy storage · portable power · volt · current · capacity · charger · discharge · lifespan · accumulator · electrolyte
electroplating
Electrically depositing metal layers
- galvanizingSpurring into sudden action
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
- alloyMetallic combination
coating · corrosion protection · metallurgy · semiconductor · nuclear reactor · control rods · brazing · aerospace
paint
Colored coating substance
- oil paintingArt made with linseed-bound pigments
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
palette · colorant · lightfast · opaque · saturation · Monet · Matisse · impasto · color mixing
- Contaminantspollutants, pollutant, heavy metals, toxin, pesticides
- elementsoxygen, hydrogen, carbon, helium, nitrogen
- hazardsfire hazard, fire hazards, toxin, contamination, tripping hazard
- metalsaluminum, steel, copper, iron, gold
- paint colorsred, yellow, blue, green, orange
- oil paintingoil painting, oil paints, oil paint, canvas, stretched canvas
- cadmium tellurideSemiconductor for solar cells
- nickel cadmium batteryRechargeable electrochemical power cell
- nickel-cadmium batteryRechargeable electrochemical cell type
- nickel cadmiumRechargeable battery chemistry
- cadmium yellowBright paint pigment shade