Nickel
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| Symbol: | Ni |
| Atomic Number: | 28 |
| Atomic weight: | 58.7u |
| Melting Point: | 1726K |
| Boiling Point: | 3187K |
| Number of Protons/Electrons: | 28 |
| Number of Neutrons: | 31 |
| Classification: | Transition Metal |
| Crystal Structure: | Face Centered Cubic |
| Density at 293 K: | 8.9g/mL |
| Color: | White |
| Bonding radius: | 1.15A |
| Atomic radius: | 1.62A |
| Ionization Potential: | 7.635V |
| Electronegativity: | 1.91 |
| Heat of vaporization: | 370.4kJ/mol |
| Heat of fusion: | 17.47kJ/mol |
| Specific heat: | 0.44J/gK |
| Electron configuration: | [Ar]3d84s2 |
Crystal Structure
| Isotope | Half Life |
| Ni56 | 6.1 days |
| Ni57 | 35.6 hours |
| Ni58 | Stable |
| Ni59 | 76000 years |
| Ni60 | Stable |
| Ni61 | Stable |
| Ni62 | Stable |
| Ni63 | 100years |
| Ni64 | Stable |
| Ni65 | 2.51 hours |
| Date of Discovery: | 1751 |
| Discoverer: | Alex Cronstedt |
| Uses: | electroplating metal alloys, nickel-cadmium batteries |
| Obtained From: | pentlandite |