Nickel

Symbol NiAtomic number 28
Atomic mass
58.70
Thermal conductivity
0.907
Atomic radius
1.62
Covalent radius
1.15
Density
8.90
Atomic volume
6.59
Melting point
1726
Oxidation states
2,3
Boiling point
3005
Stable isotopes
5
Heat of vapor.
370.4
Electronegativity
1.91
Heat of fusion
17.47
First ionization
7.635
Specific heat
0.44
Electrical conduct.
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Electron configuration

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Nickel

Nickel is a white metal, with a faint tinge of yellow. It is used widely in making alloys, including copper-nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel) which is used in coinage.

Nickel is used in the production of the strongly ferromagnetic alloy alnico which is used to make strong permanent magnets. Alnico alloys iron, nickel, cobalt and aluminum.

Stainless steel contains 12-18% chromium and usually about 8% nickel.

Iron objects can be plated with nickel for corrosion resistance.

The principal ores of nickel are nickelite (NiAs), millerite (NiS), and pentlandite ((Ni,Fe)S. Nickel forms a sulfide mineral with arsenic called gersdorffite. Nickel forms another arsenide called nickel-skutterudite, NiAs2-3. The sulfide formed with antimony is called ullmannite. Copper, cobalt and nickel join in the sulfide carrollite, Cu(Co,Ni)2S4. Cobalt and nickel form the sulfide siegenite, CoNi2S4. Nickel is often found in association with iron and sometimes forms the compound Ni3Fe, called awaruite in its mineral form. Nickel-iron meteorites are fairly common. A major source of nickel is the Sudbury Basin in Canada associated with the second largest meteoritic impact crater on the Earth.

Nickel is used in alloy with gold to make "white gold" for jewelry use.

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Pauling
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Nickel Nuclear Data

Z
A
Atomic
Mass (u)
Nuclear
Mass(GeV/c2
Binding
Energy(MeV)
Spin
Natural
Abund.
Half-life
Decay
Q
MeV
28
56
55.942134
52.0959
484.00
0
...
6.10d
EC
2.14
28
58
57.935346
53.9526
506.46
0
0.6827
stable
...
...
28
59
58.934349
54.8831
515.46
3/2
...
76ky
EC
1.07
28
60
59.930788
55.8113
526.85
0
0.261
stable
...
...
28
61
60.931058
56.7431
534.67
3/2
0.0113
stable
...
...
28
62
61.928346
57.6720
545.27
0
0.0359
stable
...
...
28
63
62.929670
58.6048
552.11
1/2
...
100.y
b-
0.065
28
64
63.927968
59.5347
561.76
0
0.0091
stable
...
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The isotope 62Ni is the most stable isotope, followed by 58Fe and 56Fe.

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