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=Nickel=

Saint Nickolas' copper Or Devil's copper
====derived from the German word " //kupfernickel //" ====

Symbol-Ni Atomic mass- 58.7 Atomic number- 28

Protons-28

Neutrons-30 Electrons-28

Valence electrons- 2 Electron configuration-  1s2.2s2.2p6.3s2.3p6.3d8.4s2

Boiling point- 5275’f 2913 °C Melting point- 1455 °C (2651 °F) Gravity /density- 8908 kg m -3

Chemical properties
two chemical compounds that are common- Nickel diChloride and Nickel oxide industrial or commercial uses- stainless steel and nickel is about 25% of the united states Nickel cost or value-6.06 per pound

=History of Nickel= How and when it was discovered-1751 it was found in the mineral niccolite and is now most commonly found in pentlandite

Who discovered it- Axel Fredrik Cronstedt Where and how is it produced mined or processed?- nickel ores are mined in 23 countries and processed in 25

=Unusual facts= Baked beans actually have a surprising amount of Nickel content green glass requires Nickel in order to bring out the green color

Nickel is a very interesting element it has extremely Unique characteristics.

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work cited:

Web elements [|__http://www.webelements.com/nickel/isotopes.html__] author: mark winter last update:

lenntech [|__http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/ni.htm#Nickel___] Author: Nickel institute [|__http://www.nickelinstitute.org/en/NickelUseInSociety/AboutNickel/HowNickelIsProduced.aspx__] Datmouth [|__http://www.dartmouth.edu/~toxmetal/toxic-metals/more-metals/nickel-faq.html__] rsc.org [|__http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/28/nickel__] [|__h] education lab [|ttp://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele028.html__]