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Nickel
Transition metal · d-block · ring N · spoke 10
Nickel is element 28, a transition metal. It sits on ring N (period 4) on spoke 10. Follow that spoke toward the center and out again to find its chemical relatives.
Properties
| Density | 8.91 g/cm³ | Terrain → |
|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 1,728 K · 1,455 °C | Terrain → |
| Boiling point | 3,003 K · 2,730 °C | Terrain → |
| Electronegativity | 1.91 | Terrain → |
| First ionization energy | 737 kJ/mol | Terrain → |
| Atomic weight | 58.6934 u | Terrain → |
| Crustal abundance | 84 ppm | Terrain → |
| Discovered | 1751 | Terrain → |
Values from open reference data; see sources. "Terrain" opens that property as a 3D landscape across the whole spiral.
Two things you might not know
- Baron Axel Fredrik Cronstedt discovered it in 1751 in an ore that German miners had dismissed as false copper.
- Its name comes from a German word meaning Devil's copper, or Old Nick's copper. Its minerals were once used to tint glass green.
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Spoke 10
Ring N (period 4)
Play with Nickel
Watch it fly into its seat, or raise the whole spiral into a landscape and see where it peaks.