Nickel

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Nickel
Ni
In situ availability: abundant
Necessity:
Atomic number: 28
Atomic mass: 58.6934
group: 10
period: 4
normal phase: Solid
series: Transition Metals
density: 8.908 g/cm3
melting point: 1728K,
1455°C,
2651°F
boiling point: 3186K,
2913°C,
5275°F
N/AN/AN/A
Co ← Ni → Cu
RhPdAg
Atomic radius (pm): 135
Bohr radius (pm): 149
Covalent radius (pm): 121
Van der Waals radius (pm): 163
ionic radius (pm): (+2) 69
1st ion potential (eV): 7.64
Electron Configuration
1s2
2s2 2p6
3s2 3p6 3d8
4s2
Electrons Per Shell
2, 8, 16, 2
Electronegativity: 1.91
Electron Affinity: 1.16
Oxidation states: 2, 3
Magnetism: Ferromagnetic
Crystal structure: Face centered cubic

Nickel is a Transition Metal in group 10. It has a Face centered cubic crystalline structure. This element has 5 stable isotopes: 58, 60, 61, 62, and 64.


Lunar Nickel Production

Lunar nickel is found, alloyed with iron, in tiny particles dispersed in the regolith, the pulverized remnants of nickel-iron meteorites. These particles could be collected and processed to produce nickel.




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