Description
Nickel is in Group 10 and Period 4 of the periodic table. Its group name is the transition metals. Groups 3-12 are all transition metals. Obviously, since nickel is in the transition metal group, it is a metal.
Nickel is a silvery-white metal and is malleable and ductile. If a metal is malleable then it can be hammered down into sheets of metal, it won't just break apart. Also, since nickel is ductile it can be drawn into a wire. The metal can be very shiny and have a polished look to it. Most nickel compounds have either a blue or green color. Also, nickel is very heavy. Nickel is fairly conductive towards heat and electricity, but most importantly, nickel is a great non-corrosive metal. It is most commonly used in corrosion-resistan alloys like stainless steel. Nickel is a very popular tubing when combined with copper and since copper and nickel are both very corrosive resistant this tube is used to cover wires and plants all around the world. Nickel can also be made into a sort of steel and that is used to make burglary-proof vaults and even armor plates. Nickel is put into many American coins, including the nickel and is used in batteries. Nickel is also used in magnets. Nickel is a very cheap element and a 100 grams chunk of nickel is $7.70 if purchased as a pure element. If nickel is purchased in a "bulk" the price drops all the way to $1.10 per 100 grams.
Nickel is a silvery-white metal and is malleable and ductile. If a metal is malleable then it can be hammered down into sheets of metal, it won't just break apart. Also, since nickel is ductile it can be drawn into a wire. The metal can be very shiny and have a polished look to it. Most nickel compounds have either a blue or green color. Also, nickel is very heavy. Nickel is fairly conductive towards heat and electricity, but most importantly, nickel is a great non-corrosive metal. It is most commonly used in corrosion-resistan alloys like stainless steel. Nickel is a very popular tubing when combined with copper and since copper and nickel are both very corrosive resistant this tube is used to cover wires and plants all around the world. Nickel can also be made into a sort of steel and that is used to make burglary-proof vaults and even armor plates. Nickel is put into many American coins, including the nickel and is used in batteries. Nickel is also used in magnets. Nickel is a very cheap element and a 100 grams chunk of nickel is $7.70 if purchased as a pure element. If nickel is purchased in a "bulk" the price drops all the way to $1.10 per 100 grams.
Fun Facts
Nickel is magnetic at room temperature, just like iron and cobalt.
Nickel is one of the most corrosion resistant elements in the world.
Nickel's melting point is 1455ºC, 1728ºK.
Nickel's boiling point is 2990ºC, 3263ºK.
Nickel is 100 times more concentrated beneath the Earth's outer crust than in the Earth's outer crust.
Nickel is the second most abundant element in the earth's core.
Nickel was the strongest ingredient in Alnico magnets(very strong magnets) until rare-earth magnets were made.
Nickel is one of the most corrosion resistant elements in the world.
Nickel's melting point is 1455ºC, 1728ºK.
Nickel's boiling point is 2990ºC, 3263ºK.
Nickel is 100 times more concentrated beneath the Earth's outer crust than in the Earth's outer crust.
Nickel is the second most abundant element in the earth's core.
Nickel was the strongest ingredient in Alnico magnets(very strong magnets) until rare-earth magnets were made.