What are the characteristics of nickel?

Answer 1

OverviewNickel is the only element named after the devil. The name comes from the German word Kupfernickel, meaning "Old Nick's copper," a term used by German miners. They tried to remove copper from an ore that looked like copper ore, but they were unsuccessful. Instead of copper, they got slag, a useless mass of earthy material. The miners believed the devil ("Old Nick") was playing a trick on them. So they called the fake copper ore Old Nick's copper.

Since then, nickel has become a very valuable metal. The most common use is in the production of stainless steel, a strong material that does not rust easily. It is used in hundreds of industrial and consumer applications. Nickel is also used in the manufacture of many other alloys. An alloy is made by melting and mixing two or more metals. The mixture has properties different from those of the individual metals.

SYMBOL

Ni

ATOMIC NUMBER

28

ATOMIC MASS

58.69

FAMILY

Group 10 (VIIIB)

Transition metal

PRONUNCIATION

NI-kul

Nickel is classified as a transition metal. Transition metals are elements between Groups 2 (metals) and 13 (non-metals) in the Periodic Table. The periodic table is a chart that shows how chemical elements are related to one another. Nickel is closely related to iron, cobalt, copper, and zinc. These metals are close to nickel in the periodic table.

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Answer 2

It's metal, silvery colored, there's a face on it, and in 50's there was a Bison on it. Or something. And they're kinda thick, bigger than a dime, and smaller than a quarter. It's my opinion that they are the black sheep of coins.

Answer 3

nickelodian

Answer 4

solid