Nickel
Lustrous, metallic, and silver with a gold tinge.
Information
Nickel is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile. Pure nickel shows a significant chemical activity that can be observed when nickel is powdered to maximize the exposed surface area on which reactions can occur, but larger pieces of the metal are slow to react with air at ambient conditions due to the formation of a protective oxide surface. Even then, nickel is reactive enough with oxygen that native nickel is rarely found on Earth's surface, being mostly confined to the interiors of larger meteorites that were protected from oxidation during their time in space.
Characteristics
Apearance
Nickel is a silvery-white metal with a slight golden tinge that takes a high polish.
Magnetic
It is one of only four elements that are magnetic at or near room temperature
Electrons
The nickel atom has two electron configurations.
Uses
The global nickel production presently used for various uses is: 46% for making nickel steels, 34% in nonferrous alloys and super alloys, 14% electroplating, and 6% into other uses.
Nickel is used in many specific and recognizable industrial and consumer products, including stainless steel, alnico magnets, coinage, rechargeable batteries, electric guitar strings, microphone capsules, and special alloys.
Nickel is used in many specific and recognizable industrial and consumer products, including stainless steel, alnico magnets, coinage, rechargeable batteries, electric guitar strings, microphone capsules, and special alloys.