Cadmium has 8 known meta states, with the most stable being < sup > 113m </ sup > Cd ( t < sub > ½ </ sub >

A Ni – Cd battery requires a charger with a slightly different voltage than for a lead – acid battery, especially if the battery has 11 or 12 cells.

The Ni – Cd battery in its modern form is extremely resistant to electrical abuse anyway, so this practice has been discontinued.

When compared to other forms of rechargeable battery, the Ni – Cd battery has a number of distinct advantages:

A Ni – Cd cell has a lower capacity than that of an equivalent alkaline cell, and costs more.

However, since the alkaline battery's chemical reaction is not reversible, a reusable Ni – Cd battery has a significantly longer total lifetime.

However, a Ni – Cd battery has a lower self-discharge rate ( for example, 20 % per month for a Ni – Cd battery, versus 30 % per month for a traditional NiMH under identical conditions ), although low self-discharge NiMH batteries are now available, which have substantially lower self-discharge than either Ni – Cd or traditional NiMH batteries.

Finally, a similarly sized Ni – Cd battery has a slightly lower internal resistance, and thus can achieve a higher maximum discharge rate ( which can be important for applications such as power tools ).

Under the so-called " batteries directive " ( 2006 / 66 / EC ), the sale of consumer Ni – Cd batteries has now been banned within the European Union except for medical use ; alarm systems ; emergency lighting ; and portable power tools.

Over time, the rancimat method has become established, and it has been accepted into a number of national and international standards, for example AOCS Cd 12b-92 and ISO 6886.

Chalcogenide glass also has selectivity for double-charged metal ions, such as Pb < sup > 2 +</ sup >, and Cd < sup > 2 +</ sup >.

* Cadmium, using willow ( Salix viminalis ): In 1999, one research experiment performed by Maria Greger and Tommy Landberg suggested willow has a significant potential as a phytoextractor of Cadmium ( Cd ), Zinc ( Zn ), and Copper ( Cu ), as willow has some specific characteristics like high transport capacity of heavy metals from root to shoot and huge amount of biomass production ; can be used also for production of bio energy in the biomass energy power plant.

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This element also has 8 known meta states with the most stable being < sup > 113m </ sup > Cd ( t < sub > ½ </ sub > 14. 1 years ), < sup > 115m </ sup > Cd ( t < sub > ½ </ sub > 44. 6 days ) and < sup > 117m </ sup > Cd ( t < sub > ½ </ sub > 3. 36 hours ).

The oxidation state + 1 can be reached by dissolving cadmium in a mixture of cadmium chloride and aluminium chloride, forming the Cd < sub > 2 </ sub >< sup > 2 +</ sup > cation, which is similar to the Hg < sub > 2 </ sub >< sup > 2 +</ sup > cation in mercury ( I ) chloride.

The sum of the first three terms, Cd + I d + Gd, is domestic spending on domestic goods and services.

The other three are < sup > 106 </ sup > Cd, < sup > 108 </ sup > Cd ( both double electron capture ), and < sup > 114 </ sup > Cd ( double beta decay ); only lower limits on their half-life times have been set.

One isotope of cadmium, < sup > 113 </ sup > Cd, absorbs neutrons with very high probability if they have an energy below the cadmium cut-off and transmits them otherwise.

In the EU and due to the Battery Directive, Nickel – metal hydride batteries have replaced Ni – Cd batteries for portable use by consumers.

In the past few decades, Ni – Cd batteries have had internal resistance as low as alkaline batteries.

Ni – Cd cells have a nominal cell potential of 1. 2 volts ( V ).

Ni – Cd batteries used to replace 9 V batteries usually only have six cells, for a terminal voltage of 7. 2 volts.

Ni – Cd batteries usually have a metal case with a sealing plate equipped with a self-sealing safety valve.

Recently, nickel – metal hydride and lithium-ion batteries have become commercially available and cheaper, the former type now rivaling Ni – Cd batteries in cost.

* Compared to lead – acid batteries, Ni – Cd batteries have a much higher energy density.

Compared to Ni – Cd batteries, NiMH batteries have a higher capacity and are less toxic, and are now more cost effective.

* Increased fuel mileage: Engineering studies have demonstrated a significant reduction in drag coefficient ( Cd ) with the addition of a tonneau cover to a modern pickup truck body style.

The other three are < sup > 106 </ sup > Cd, < sup > 108 </ sup > Cd ( double electron capture ), and < sup > 114 </ sup > Cd ( double beta decay ); only lower limits on their half-life times have been set.

12 V Ni – Cd batteries are made up of 10 cells connected in series.

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The maximum discharge rate for a Ni – Cd battery varies by size.

When Ni – Cd batteries are substituted for primary cells, the lower terminal voltage and smaller ampere-hour capacity may reduce performance as compared to primary cells.

Up until the mid 1990s, Ni – Cd batteries had an overwhelming majority of the market share for rechargeable batteries in consumer electronics.

At one point, Ni – Cd batteries accounted for 8 % of all portable secondary ( rechargeable ) battery sales in the EU, and in the UK for 9. 2 % ( disposal ) and in Switzerland for 1. 3 % of all portable battery sales.

Now, in the EU and under the Battery Directive, sales of Ni – Cd batteries to consumers for portable use been greatly restricted.

Since an alkaline battery near fully discharged may see its voltage drop to as low as 0. 9 volts, Ni – Cd cells and alkaline cells are typically interchangeable for most applications.

In cases where size and weight are important considerations ( for example, aircraft ), Ni – Cd batteries are preferred over the cheaper lead – acid batteries.

This results in a preference for Ni – Cd over NiMH batteries in applications where the current draw on the battery is lower than the battery's own self-discharge rate ( for example, television remote controls ).

Whilst lead – acid batteries can be charged by simply connecting a dynamo to them, with a simple electromagnetic cut-out system for when the dynamo is stationary or an over-current occurs, the Ni – Cd battery under a similar charging scheme would exhibit thermal runaway, where the charging current would continue to rise until the over-current cut-out operated or the battery destroyed itself.

Chapman chose to use Hickman's aerodynamic design ( with a still respectable today drag coefficient of Cd 0. 29 ) as the basis for the Europa production model ; originally intended to succeed the ageless Lotus 7.

It remained the most aerodynamic mass production car for the next 10 years, until the Honda Insight and Audi A2 were launched in 1999 with a Cd of 0. 25.

The result was one of the most aerodynamic production cars of its time with a coefficient of drag or Cd.