Nickel
By: Gwen Friedman
Some things to know about nickel
Symbol: Ni
Atomic Number: 28
Atomic Weight: 58.6934
Group:10
Period: 4
Color: Silver/white
Classification: Metal
More things to know about nickel
History: Discovered by Axel Fredrik Cronstedt in Sweden,1751
Uses: Added to glass for green color, alloy in stainless steel, tubing made of a copper-nickel, used to make coins, nickel steel for armor plates, burglar-proof vaults, and batteries
Description: Lustrous, silver, shiny, solid, magnetic, metal
Biology: ppb by weight -100
ppb by atoms -11
Geology: ppb by weight -60000
ppb by atoms -1000
Properties: Melting point 2651 °F, Boling point 5275 °F, structure ccp (cubic close-packed)