| Reactions of Cadmium |
 Reactions with water |
| Cadmium does not react with water. |
| Reactions with air |
| Cadmium readily burns in air to produce cadmium(II) oxide. |
2Cd(s) + O2(g) 2CdO(s) |
| Reactions with halogens |
| Cadmium reacts with fluorine, bromine and iodine to produce cadmium(II) dihalides.
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| Cd(s) + F2(g)CdF2(s) |
| Cd(s) + Br2(g)CdBr2(s) |
| Cd(s) + I2(g)CdI2(s) |
| Reactions with acids |
| Cadmium dissolves slowly in dilute sulphuric acid to form solutions containing the Cd(II) ion and hydrogen gas.
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| Cd(s) + H2SO4(aq)Cd2+(aq) + SO42-(aq) + H2(g) |
| Reactions with bases |
| Cadmium will not dissolve in aqueous alkalis. |
Cd(s)