Nickel
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| Property |
Value |
| Atomic Number |
28 |
| Element |
Nickel |
| Symbol |
Ni |
| Atomic Mass |
58.693 u |
| Number of Neutrons |
31 (most common isotope, Nickel-59/58*) |
| Number of Protons |
28 |
| Number of Electrons |
28 |
| Period |
4 |
| Group |
10 |
| Phase |
Solid |
| Radioactive |
No |
| Natural |
Yes |
| Metal |
Yes |
| Nonmetal |
No |
| Metalloid |
No |
| Type |
Transition Metal |
| Atomic Radius |
149 pm |
| Electronegativity |
1.91 (Pauling scale) |
| First Ionization Energy |
7.640 eV |
| Density |
8.908 g/cm³ |
| Melting Point |
1455 °C |
| Boiling Point |
2913 °C |
| Number of Isotopes |
5 stable (Ni-58, Ni-60, Ni-61, Ni-62, Ni-64) |
| Discoverer |
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt |
| Year |
1751 |
| Specific Heat |
0.444 J/g·K |
| Number of Shells |
4 |
| Number of Valence Electrons |
10 |