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Nickel Overview
Name Origin
German: kupfernickel (false copper).
Symbol
Ni (Nickel)Description
Hard, malleable, silvery-white metal. Found in the earth's crust in portions averaging 70 ppm. It can be polished to a lustrous finish. Virtually no corrosion under normal conditions.
Discovery
Discovered By: Axel Cronstedt
Year: 1751
Location: Sweden
Sources
Chiefly found in pentlandite [(Ni,Fe)9S8] ore. The metal is produced by heating the ore in a blast furnace which replaces the sulfur with oxygen. The oxides are then treated with an acid that reacts with the iron not the nickel.
Uses
Used in electroplating and metal alloys because of its resistance to corrosion. Also in nickel-cadmium batteries; as a catalyst and for coins.
State at 20 °C
Solid
Group
Group Name: Transition MetalÂ
Group in periodic table: 8b
Period in periodic table:Â 4
Atomic Number
28Learn more about the atomic number.
Atomic Mass
58,6934
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Stable Isotopes
Ni58 percent abundance: 68.08% Ni60 percent abundance: 0% Ni61 percent abundance: 1.14% Ni62 percent abundance: 3.63% Ni64 percent abundance: .93%
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Radioactive Isotopes
Ni56-57, Ni59, Ni63, Ni65-66
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Atomic Structure
Crystalline Structure
Cubic: Face centered
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Shells
Electrons per energy level: 2,8,16,2
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Electron Configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4 s2 3 d8
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Abbreviated Configuration
[Ar] 3d8 4s2
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Valence Electrons
0,1,2,3
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Atom Size
Atomic Radius
1.62 Ã…
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Covalent Radius
1.15 Ã…
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Ionic Radius
.69 (+2) Ã…
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Molar Volume
06.59 cm³/mol
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Chemical Properties
Common Oxidation States
First Ionization Energy
First Ionization Potential
Second Ionization Potential
Third Ionization Potential
Physical Properties
Density
Electrical Conductivity
Thermal Conductivity
Elastic Modulus
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
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Heat Properties
Other heat related physical properties:
Melting Point
Boiling Point
Specific Heat
0.44 J/gK
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Heat of Fusion
17.470 kJ/mol
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Heat of Vaporization
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