Cadmium

History

The history of developing this metal is very interesting and exciting. So in 1817 in the German district of Hanover from pharmacies to address the district doctor Rolov was removed full preparation with Shenekbeksk factory Mr. Herman. According to the Rolova this medication containing arsenic and German asserted that it is not there. District authorities have decided that a judge he should make Professor Friedrich Shtromeyer, who in 1802 the department of chemistry at Göttingen University and a post of Inspector General of Hanoverian pharmacies. Professor carefully reviewed the drug and discovered a new element. He called it cadmium. In 1818 Shtromeyer released full details of a new element.

Nowadays

The element cadmium has very little own ores. This Greenock, fog and monteponit. All of them are very rare, but cadmium is found everywhere, along with zinc in the ore. The most advanced use of cadmium - in nuclear reactors, which are made by regulators and emergency rods of nuclear reactors. Also, cadmium and its compounds used in the manufacture of paints and pyrotechnic industry as well as cadmium gives the entire 4-color. Also of cadmium batteries can produce.