Nickel — Ni
The chemical element Nickel is an element of type Transition metal with the symbol Ni. It has an atomic mass of 58.6934 u and an electronic configuration of [Ar] 3d8 4s2.
Synthétique
Radioactif
Liquide
Gaz
1453°
2732°
2732°
58.6934
28
-1
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
Ni
2
8
16
2
8
16
2
[Ar] 3d8 4s2
1.91
7.6398
Electronic configuration diagram
characteristics
- Atomic number
- 28
- Atomic mass
- 58.6934
- Symbol
- Ni
- Melting point
- 1453
- Boiling point
- 2732
- Density
- 8.912
- Period
- 4
- Group
- 10
- Discovery
- 1751 Cronstedt
- Abundance
- 84
- Radius
- 1.6
- Electronegativity
- 1.91
- Ionization
- 7.6398
- Isotope
- 11
- Electronic configuration
- [Ar] 3d8 4s2
- Oxidation state
- -1,1,2,3,4
- Electron
- 2,8,16,2
Nickel is a metallic chemical element having the symbol Ni and the atomic number 28. It is found in group 10 of the transition metals on the periodic table of elements. It is the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust. nickel is a silvery-white metal that has a cubic crystal structure. It is soft and ductile at room temperature, and very ductile when hot. It can be punched, stretched and molded to specific shapes.
nickel has a hardness of 5 to 6 on the Mohs scale and a melting point of 1453°C. It is a magnetic metal. nickel combines easily with other elements, forming alloys, especially stainless steel and aluminum alloys, as well as alloys containing cobalt and chromium.
nickel is used in many industrial applications, including mechanics, electronics and metallurgy. It is often used to galvanize metals and prevent corrosion. It is also widely used in the automotive, aeronautical and steel industries, and is used in automobile parts, gas turbines and aero engines. nickel is also used in products such as kitchen tools and ovens, and in the jewelry industry.
Minerals containing Nickel
| first name | Hardness | Density | Chemical formula |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abelsonite | — | 1.45 | NiC31H32N4 |
| Aerugite | — | 5.85 | Ni8.5(AsO4)2As5+O8 |
| Ahlfeldite | — | 3.37 | NiSeO3·2H2O |
| Akaganeite | — | 3.00 | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O |
| Allabogdanite | — | 7.11 | (Fe,Ni)2P |
| Alvanite | — | 2.41 | (Zn,Ni)Al4(VO3)2(OH)12·2H2O |
| Andreyivanovite | — | 0.00 | FeCrP |
| Ankinovichite | — | 2.48 | NiAl4(V5+O3)2(OH)12·2H2O |
| Annabergite | — | 3.00 | Ni3(AsO4)2·8H2O |
| Antitaenite | — | 0.00 | (Ni,Fe) |
| Aplowite | — | 2.33 | CoSO4·4H2O |
| Argentopentlandite | — | 4.00 | Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 |
| Arhbarite | — | 0.00 | Cu2MgAsO4(OH)3 |
| Arsenohauchecornite | — | 6.35 | Ni18Bi3AsS16 |
| Arupite | — | 2.00 | Ni3(PO4)2·8H2O |
| Asbolane | — | 0.00 | Mn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O |
| Awaruite | — | 8.00 | Ni3Fe |
| Barringerite | — | 6.92 | (Fe,Ni)2P |
| Bismutohauchecornite | — | 6.00 | Ni9Bi2S8 |
| Bonaccordite | — | 5.17 | Ni2Fe3+O2(BO3) |
| Bottinoite | — | 2.83 | Ni2+Sb5+2(OH)12·6H2O |
| Bouazzerite | — | 2.81 | Bi6(Mg,Co)11Fe14(AsO4)18O12(OH)4·86H2O |
| Braggite | — | 10.00 | PtS |
| Breithauptite | — | 8.23 | NiSb |
| Brindleyite | — | 3.17 | (Ni,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 |
| Bunsenite | — | 6.40 | NiO |
| Burgessite | — | 2.93 | Co2(H2O)4(AsO3OH)2·H2O |
| Butianite | — | 0.00 | Ni6SnS2 |
| Campo del cielo | — | 7.80 | FeNi |
| Carrboydite | — | 2.50 | (Ni1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x<0.5, n>3x/2) |
| Carrollite | — | 4.50 | CuCo2S4 |
| Cassidyite | — | 3.10 | Ca2Ni(PO4)2·2H2O |
| Chukanovite | — | 3.60 | Fe2CO3(OH)2 |
| Clinosafflorite | — | 7.46 | CoAs2 |
| Cobaltlotharmeyerite | — | 0.00 | CaCo2(AsO4)2·2H2O |
| Cobaltneustädtelite | — | 5.81 | Bi2Fe3+(Co,Fe3+)(AsO4)2(O,OH)4 |
| Cobalttsumcorite | — | 5.31 | PbCo2(AsO4)2·2H2O |
| Cochromite | — | 5.22 | CoCr2O4 |
| Cohenite | — | 7.20 | Fe3C |
| Comblainite | — | 3.05 | Ni4Co3+2CO3(OH)12·3H2O |
| Cooperite | — | 9.50 | PtS |
| Decagonite | — | 0.00 | Al71Ni24Fe5 |
| Dienerite | — | 0.00 | Ni3As |
| Dissakisite-(La) | — | 3.79 | CaLaMgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Djerfisherite | — | 3.00 | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
| Donharrisite | — | 5.00 | Ni8Hg3S9 |
| Droninoite | — | 2.86 | Ni3Fe3+Cl(OH)8·2H2O |
| Dwornikite | — | 3.34 | NiSO4·H2O |
| Dymkovite | — | 0.00 | Ni(UO2)2(As3+O3)2·7H2O |
| Ernienickelite | — | 3.84 | NiMn4+3O7·3H2O |
| Falcondoite | — | 2.54 | Ni4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O |
| Ferhodsite | — | 0.00 | (Fe,Rh,Ni,Ir,Cu,Pt)9S8 |
| Ferrohögbomite-2N2S | — | 0.00 | (Fe,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe)8O15(OH) |
| Ferronickelplatinum | — | 15.39 | Pt2FeNi |
| Ferroskutterudite | — | 0.00 | FeAs3 |
| Fletcherite | — | 4.00 | CuNi2S4 |
| Florenskyite | — | 0.00 | FeTiP |
| Garnièrite | — | 2.60 | (Ni, Mg)3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Garutiite | — | 11.33 | (Ni,Fe,Ir) |
| Gaspéite | — | 3.71 | NiCO3 |
| Gersdorffite-P213 | — | 0.00 | NiAsS |
| Gersdorffite-Pa3 | — | 5.98 | NiAsS |
| Gersdorffite-Pca21 | — | 6.19 | NiAsS |
| Gillardite | — | 0.00 | Cu3NiCl2(OH)6 |
| Glaukosphaerite | — | 3.78 | CuNiCO3(OH)2 |
| Godlevskite | — | 5.27 | (Ni,Fe)9S8 |
| Goldquarryite | — | 2.78 | CuCd2Al3(PO4)4F3·10H2O |
| Guarinoite | — | 2.80 | Zn6SO4(OH)10·5H2O |
| Haapalaite | — | 3.58 | 2[(Fe,Ni)S]·1.61[(Mg,Fe)(OH)2] |
| Halamishite | — | 0.00 | Ni5P4 |
| Hapkeite | — | 0.00 | Fe2Si |
| Hauchecornite | — | 6.36 | Ni9BiSbS8 |
| Haxonite | — | 7.70 | (Fe,Ni)23C6 |
| Heazlewoodite | — | 5.82 | Ni3S2 |
| Hellyerite | — | 1.97 | NiCO3·6H2O |
| Hexamolybdenum | — | 11.90 | (Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os) |
| Hexatestibiopanickelite | — | 8.94 | (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb) |
| Hloušekite | — | 3.30 | (Ni,Co)Cu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·9H2O |
| Honessite | — | 0.00 | (Ni1-xFe3+x)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2) |
| Honzaite | — | 0.00 | Ni2(AsO3OH)2·5H2O |
| Horomanite | — | 6.44 | Fe6Ni3S8 |
| Hydrohonessite | — | 2.64 | (Ni1-xFe3+x)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2) |
| Hydrombobomkulite | — | 0.00 | (Ni,Cu)Al4(NO3)2(SO4)(OH)12·14H2O |
| Jamborite | — | 2.67 | Ni2+1-xCo3+x(OH)2-x(SO4)x·nH2O where [x=1/3; n=(1-x)] |
| Jolliffeite | — | 7.10 | NiAsSe |
| Kambaldaite | — | 3.18 | NaNi4(CO3)3(OH)3·3H2O |
| Karpinskite | — | 2.53 | (Mg,Ni)2Si2O5(OH)2(?) |
| Keystoneite | — | 4.40 | H0.8Mg0.8(Ni,Fe3+,Mn)2(Te4+O3)3·5H2O |
| Kharaelakhite | — | 7.78 | (Cu,Pt,Pb,Fe,Ni)9S8 |
| Kitkaite | — | 7.19 | NiTeSe |
| Kolovratite | — | 0.00 | (Ni,Zn)xVO4·nH2O |
| Krutovite | — | 7.00 | NiAs2 |
| Kullerudite | — | 6.72 | NiSe2 |
| Kurumsakite | — | 4.03 | Zn8Al8V5+2Si5O35·27H2O |
| Langisite | — | 8.17 | CoAs |
| Lapieite | — | 4.97 | CuNiSbS3 |
| Lawrencite | — | 3.16 | FeCl2 |
| Liebenbergite | — | 4.60 | Ni2SiO4 |
| Mackinawite | — | 4.00 | (Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07) |
| Majakite | — | 9.33 | PdNiAs |
| Mäkinenite | — | 7.00 | NiSe |
| Maucherite | — | 7.83 | Ni11As8 |
| Mbobomkulite | — | 2.30 | (Ni,Cu)Al4(NO3,SO4)2(OH)12·3H2O |
| Melliniite | — | 7.88 | (Ni,Fe)4P |
| Melonite | — | 7.30 | NiTe2 |
| Menshikovite | — | 10.65 | Pd3Ni2As3 |
| Metarauchite | — | 3.81 | Ni(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O |
| Millerite | — | 5.50 | NiS |
| Monipite | — | 0.00 | MoNiP |
| Moorhouseite | — | 1.97 | CoSO4·6H2O |
| Morenosite | — | 2.00 | NiSO4·7H2O |
| Mountkeithite | — | 2.12 | Mg11Fe3+3(SO4)3.5(OH)24·11H2O |
| Mückeite | — | 5.88 | CuNiBiS3 |
| Nakauriite | — | 2.39 | Cu8(SO4)4(CO3)(OH)6·48H2O |
| Negevite | — | 0.00 | NiP2 |
| Népouite | — | 2.50 | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Nichromite | — | 5.24 | NiCr2O4 |
| Nickel | — | 7.80 | Ni |
| Nickelalumite | — | 2.24 | (Ni,Cu2+)Al4(SO4,NO3)(OH)12·3H2O |
| Nickelaustinite | — | 4.30 | CaNiAsO4(OH) |
| Nickelbischofite | — | 1.93 | NiCl2·6H2O |
| Nickelblödite | — | 2.43 | Na2Ni(SO4)2·4H2O |
| Nickelboussingaultite | — | 0.00 | (NH4)2Ni(SO4)2·6H2O |
| Nickelhexahydrite | — | 2.07 | NiSO4·6H2O |
| Nickeline | — | 7.78 | NiAs |
| Nickellotharmeyerite | — | 4.45 | CaNi2(AsO4)2·2H2O |
| Nickelphosphide | — | 0.00 | Ni3P |
| Nickelpicromerite | — | 2.22 | K2Ni(SO4)2·6H2O |
| Nickelschneebergite | — | 5.23 | BiNi2(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O |
| Nickelskutterudite | — | 6.50 | NiAs3-x |
| Nickeltalmessite | — | 3.74 | Ca2Ni(AsO4)2·2H2O |
| Nickeltsumcorite | — | 5.02 | Pb(Ni,Fe3+)2(AsO4)2(H2O,OH)2 |
| Nickelzippeite | — | 4.30 | Ni2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10·16H2O |
| Nimite | — | 3.19 | (Ni,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8 |
| Nisbite | — | 8.00 | NiSb2 |
| Nisnite | — | 9.41 | Ni3Sn |
| Nullaginite | — | 3.56 | Ni2CO3(OH)2 |
| Nuwaite | — | 0.00 | Ni6GeS2 |
| Nybøite | — | 3.12 | NaNa2(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Omsite | — | 3.38 | (Ni,Cu)2Fe3+(OH)6[Sb(OH)6] |
| Orcelite | — | 7.50 | Ni5-xAs2 (x=0.23) |
| Oregonite | — | 6.92 | FeNi2As2 |
| Otwayite | — | 3.41 | Ni2CO3(OH)2·H2O |
| Owensite | — | 4.78 | (Ba,Pb)6(Cu1+,Fe,Ni)25S27 |
| Paganoite | — | 0.00 | NiBi3+OAsO4 |
| Pakhomovskyite | — | 2.71 | Co3(PO4)2·8H2O |
| Paraotwayite | — | 3.30 | Ni(OH)2-x(SO4,CO3)0.5x |
| Pararammelsbergite | — | 7.20 | NiAs2 |
| Paratacamite-(Ni) | — | 3.74 | Cu3(Ni,Cu)Cl2(OH)6 |
| Parkerite | — | 8.50 | Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
| Pecoraite | — | 3.84 | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Penroseite | — | 6.58 | NiSe2 |
| Pentlandite | — | 4.60 | (Ni,Fe)9S8 |
| Perryite | — | 7.00 | (Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3 |
| Petewilliamsite | — | 4.90 | (Ni,Co)30(As2O7)15 |
| Polydymite | — | 4.50 | Ni3S4 |
| Rammelsbergite | — | 7.10 | NiAs2 |
| Rappoldite | — | 0.00 | PbCo2(AsO4)2·2H2O |
| Rauchite | — | 3.43 | Ni(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O |
| Redingtonite | — | 1.76 | Fe2+Cr2(SO4)4·22H2O |
| Reevesite | — | 2.80 | Ni6Fe3+2CO3(OH)16·4H2O |
| Retgersite | — | 2.07 | NiSO4·6H2O |
| Roaldite | — | 7.21 | (Fe,Ni)4N |
| Ruthenarsenite | — | 10.00 | (Ru,Ni)As |
| Samaniite | — | 4.89 | Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 |
| Scheuchzerite | — | 3.47 | NaMn2+9Si9V5+O28(OH)4 |
| Schneebergite | — | 5.28 | BiCo2(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O |
| Schreibersite | — | 7.00 | (Fe,Ni,Cr)3P |
| Sederholmite | — | 7.00 | NiSe |
| Seinäjokite | — | 0.00 | FeSb2 |
| Shandite | — | 8.72 | Pb2Ni3S2 |
| Siegenite | — | 4.50 | CoNi2S4 |
| Skutterudite | — | 6.50 | (Co,Ni,Fe)As3 |
| Smythite | — | 4.32 | (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x = 0 to 0.3) |
| Sudburyite | — | 9.00 | PdSb |
| Suessite | — | 7.08 | Fe3Si |
| Sugakiite | — | 0.00 | Cu(Fe,Ni)8S8 |
| Szymanskiite | — | 4.00 | Hg16Ni6(CO3)12(OH)12(H3O)8·3H2O |
| Taenite | — | 7.80 | (Ni,Fe) |
| Takovite | — | 2.80 | Ni6Al2CO3(OH)16·4H2O |
| Talnakhite | — | 4.29 | Cu9Fe8S16 |
| Tellurohauchecornite | — | 6.00 | Ni9BiTeS8 |
| Tetrataenite | — | 8.28 | FeNi |
| Thalfenisite | — | 5.26 | Tl6(Fe,Ni)25S26Cl |
| Theophrastite | — | 4.00 | Ni(OH)2 |
| Thérèsemagnanite | — | 2.52 | NaCo4(SO4)(OH)6Cl·6H2O |
| Transjordanite | — | 0.00 | Ni2P |
| Trevorite | — | 5.17 | NiFe3+2O4 |
| Trüstedtite | — | 6.00 | Ni3Se4 |
| Tucekite | — | 6.00 | Ni9Sb2S8 |
| Tyrrellite | — | 6.00 | (Co,Cu,Ni)3Se4 |
| Ullmannite | — | 6.65 | NiSbS |
| Vaesite | — | 4.45 | NiS2 |
| Vavrínite | — | 7.79 | Ni2SbTe2 |
| Villamanínite | — | 4.52 | CuS2 |
| Violarite | — | 4.50 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| Vozhminite | — | 6.20 | Ni4AsS2 |
| Vysotskite | — | 6.69 | (Pd,Ni)S |
| Westerveldite | — | 8.00 | FeAs |
| Widgiemoolthalite | — | 3.13 | Ni5(CO3)4(OH)2·4-5H2O |
| Wilkmanite | — | 6.00 | Ni3Se4 |
| Willemseite | — | 3.31 | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Willyamite | — | 6.76 | CoSbS |
| Wupatkiite | — | 1.87 | CoAl2(SO4)4·22H2O |
| Xanthiosite | — | 5.37 | Ni3(AsO4)2 |
| Yarlongite | — | 7.19 | Cr4Fe4NiC4 |
| Zaccariniite | — | 0.00 | RhNiAs |
| Zaratite | — | 2.60 | Ni3CO3(OH)4·4H2O |
| Zlatogorite | — | 8.21 | CuNiSb2 |