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Cadmium is a soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white divalent metal.

It is similar in many respects to zinc but forms complex compounds.

Unlike other metals, cadmium is resistant to corrosion and as a result it is used as a protective layer when deposited on other metals.

As a bulk metal, cadmium is insoluble in water and is not flammable ; however, in its powdered form it may burn and release toxic fumes.