Cadmium (Cd) 3
Cadmium (Cd) 3 : A silvery-white, ductile, metallic element, mp 321?C, bp 767?C. Used extensively in low-melting alloys for fusible links in automatic fire sprinklers and safety plugs in water heaters. Also used in batteries, pigments, and atomic reactor moderators. Cadmium fumes, solutions, and compounds are toxic