| Compound Description | Cadmium sulfide is a cadmium molecular entity.Cadmium Sulfide is a yellow to orange colored, crystalline, inorganic compound that forms toxic fumes of cadmium oxides when heated. Cadmium sulfide is used as pigment in paints, plastics, textiles, ceramic and glass and is also used in solar cells, smoke and radiation detectors, light-emitting diodes and photomultipliers. Exposure to this substance irritates the eyes, skin and respiratory tract and causes damage to the lungs resulting in shortness of breath, chest pain and pulmonary edema, and can also damage the kidneys causing proteinuria and decreased renal function. Calcium sulfide is a known carcinogen and is associated with an elevated risk of developing lung cancer. Greenockite is a mineral with formula of Cd2+S2- or CdS. The IMA symbol is Gnk.Cadmium sulfide is a sulfide of cadmium that occurs naturally as the minerals greenockite and hawleyite and is also produced by sulfate reducing bacteria. It is used mainly as a semiconductor and pigment. Cadmium is a transition metal and chemical element with the symbol Cd and atomic number 48. It is found naturally in the earth's crust, though rarely on it's own. |
