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58.69

Ni

Nickel

Identification

CAS Number: 7440-02-0

Discovery Year: 1751

Discoverer: Axel Cronstedt

Discovery Location: Sweden

Properties

Atomic Mass: 58.6934 →Density: 8.9 g/cm³ →

Crust Abundance: 84 mg/kg

Crystal Structure: FCC

Atomic Dimensions

Atomic Radius: 135 pm →

Atomic Radius (Rahm): 229 pm

Covalent Radius: 124 pm →

Van der Waals Radius: 197 pm

Metallic Radius: 115 pm

Atomic Volume: 6.6 cm³/mol

Lattice Constant: 3.52 Å

Thermodynamics

Melting Point: 1726 K →Boiling Point: 3005 K →Specific Heat: 0.443 J/(g·K) →Thermal Conductivity: 90.9 W/(m·K) →Heat of Fusion: 17.61 kJ/mol →Heat of Vaporization: 378.6 kJ/mol →

Heat of Formation: 430.1 kJ/mol

Electronic Structure

Electron Config: [Ar] 3d8 4s2

Block: d

Period: 4 →Group: 10 →Electronegativity: 1.91 →Electron Affinity: 1.156 eV →

Oxidation States: +2, +3

Abundance & Geochemistry

Crust Abundance: 84 mg/kg

Sea Abundance: 0.00056 mg/L

Geochemical Class: first series transition metal

Goldschmidt Class: siderophile

About

Malleable ductile silvery metallic transition element. Discovered by A.F. Cronstedt in 1751.

Isotopes

Ni-58 58 68.08%

Ni-60 60 26.22%

Ni-62 62 3.63%

Ni-61 61 1.14%

Ni-64 64 0.9256%

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Ni

Nickel

Identification

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Thermodynamics

Electronic Structure

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