How toxic is Cadmium?

The reported LD50 of Cadmium is 225 mg/kg (rat, oral). An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person. Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Flammable, Toxic, Irritant, Health hazard and Environmental.

What kind of molecule is Cadmium?

Cadmium has the formula Cd and a molecular weight of 112.41 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group.

Cadmium

Cd112.41 g/mol Calculated

Also called Cd.

A soft metal once used in rechargeable batteries and yellow pigments, now heavily restricted because it accumulates in the kidneys. Element 48.

Sources and notes

The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit

Where you encounter it

A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product.

Sources and notes

The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.

Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula: Cd
Molecular weight: 112.41 g/mol

Measured LD50, HSDB via PubChem

225 mg/kg pure cadmium, rat, oral

An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person.

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia via PubChem

Danger Flammable pictogram (GHS02), Toxic pictogram (GHS06), Irritant pictogram (GHS07), Health hazard pictogram (GHS08) and Environmental pictogram (GHS09); hazard statements H250, H302, H330, H335, H341, H350, H361, H372, H400, H410

Groups it belongs to

Category: Element & material
Family: Chemical elements
Hazard classes: Flammable, Acutely toxic, Irritant, Health hazard, Environmental hazard, GHS Danger

SMILES[Cd]

PubChem CID 23973 · Wikidata Q1091 · InChIKey BDOSMKKIYDKNTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed 2026-11-09

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Questions

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.
How toxic is Cadmium?: The reported LD50 of Cadmium is 225 mg/kg (rat, oral). An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person. Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Flammable, Toxic, Irritant, Health hazard and Environmental. from sourcefrom source
What kind of molecule is Cadmium?: Cadmium has the formula Cd and a molecular weight of 112.41 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
What else is Cadmium called?: Cadmium is also called Cd. from source

Sources and notes

Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
LD50from sourceHSDB via PubChemOther values the sources report: mouse, oral, 890 mg/kg; mouse, another route, 5.7 mg/kg. The page shows the one LD50 the site uses everywhere.
Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
Safe Work Australiafrom sourceAttributionSource: Safe Work Australia, Hazardous Chemical Information System, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0.
Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09