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cadmium sulfate

[′kad·mē·əm ′səl‚fāt]
(inorganic chemistry)
CdSO4 A compound that forms colorless, efflorescent crystals, soluble in water; used as an antiseptic and astringent, in the treatment of syphilis, gonorrhea, and rheumatism, and as a detector of hydrogen sulfide and fumaric acid.
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Batch adsorption experiments were carried out by shaking 2 gms of activated carbon prepared from coconut shells with 50 ml aqueous solution of Cadmium Sulphate of the desired concentration at various retention times at room temperature in orbital shaker.
--crystallized cadmium sulphate (3CdS[O.sub.4x8[H.sub.2]O);
The absorbance values of a series of solutions, containing fixed concentrations of Cd (standard cadmium solution with the crystallized cadmium sulphate (3CdS[O.sub.4]x 8[H.sub.2]O)) and solutions prepared using the compost were all measured in triplicate at 396 nm relative to a blank solution prepared without Cd standard solution.