Nickel

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Basic Data

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


Isotopes

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


Facts

Date of Discovery: 1751
Discoverer: Alex Cronstedt
Uses: electroplating metal alloys, nickel-cadmium batteries
Obtained From: pentlandite


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