Nickel
By Ashleigh Melinda Hester
What is it?
Nickel is a chemical element, with a chemical symbol Ni and the atomic number is 28. The item looks like a silvery-White metal with a tint of gold.
Facts
The melting point is1,455 °C
The atomic weight and mass is 58.6934 ± 0.0002
The element nickel is radioactive
The element nickel is a metal
The element nickel is a solid
Who discover the element " Nickel" ?
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt was a Swedish mineralogist and chemist. He discovered the element nickel in 1751 as a mining expert with the Bureau of Mines.
What are its uses?
Is iit safe, stable, dangerous, flammable etc ?
Value and Abundance
Iron is the most abundant element in metallic meteorites, followed by the element Nickel. The nickel cost $0.76 per 100 grams, so there for it would be a good value.
Common Compounds
There are literally tens of millions chemical compounds known to man and used in industry. While our chemical contains around 17,000 entries for chemicals, we only have around 750 chemical formulas.