SHEET /m/cadmium · PubChem CID 23973 · CAS 7440-43-9 · REV 2026.07
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Cadmium
from sourceCd · 112.41 g/mol
Cd · Indigestion
What is Cadmium?
A soft metal once used in rechargeable batteries and yellow pigments, now heavily restricted because it accumulates in the kidneys. Element 48. from source
CategoryElement & material
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
SMILES
[Cd]Where you'll find it
A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product. See the rest of the element & material group.
Relative acute toxicity from source
Animal study data · LD50
- Reported LD50
- 225 mg/kg · moderately toxic
- Species
- rat
- Route
- oral
An LD50 describes acute toxicity under experimental conditions and is not a safe or dangerous dose for a person.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
225 mg/kg · moderately toxic · LD50 rat oral from source
2 more reported values
- 890 mg/kgLD50 · oral · mouse
- 5.7 mg/kgLD50 · other · mouse
DangerFlammableToxicIrritantHealth hazardEnvironmentalH250, H302, H330, H335, H341, H350, H361, H370, H372, H400, H410from source