Cadmium Hydroxide

Name:
Cadmium Hydroxide
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	cadmium hydrate
M Formula:	Cd(OH)2
Properties:
White, amorphous powder. D 4.79, mp loses H2O at 300C. Soluble in ammonium hydroxide and in dilute acids; insoluble in water and alkalies; absorbs carbon dioxide from air.
Derivation:
By the action of sodium hydroxide on a cadmium-salt solution.
Grade:
Technical, CP.
Hazard:
See Cadmium.
Use:
Cadmium salts, cadmium plating, storage-battery electrodes.

See Cadmium.