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purity of cadmium from batteries?

Megamarko94 - 14-6-2011 at 08:24

how pure is cadmium in batteries?

Magpie - 14-6-2011 at 09:49

Quote: Originally posted by Megamarko94  
how pure is cadmium in batteries?


I can't answer this question directly, but this thread may help, depending on what you are trying to do:

http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=4676


LanthanumK - 14-6-2011 at 10:51

In rechargeable NiCd button cells, there is a paste of I presume relatively pure cadmium at the anode. There is no metal matrix such as exists in larger cells.