Nickel
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Nickel | |
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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/A ← N/A → N/A | |
Co ← Ni → Cu | |
Rh ← Pd → Ag | |
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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