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Nickel (Ni)
Atomic number: 28 · Category: transition metal · Group 10 · Period 4 · Phase: Solid
Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile.
Atomic mass: 58.69344
Density: 8.908
Melting point: 1728 K
Boiling point: 3003 K
Appearance: lustrous, metallic, and silver with a gold tinge
Source: Wikipedia
Block: d
Molar heat: 26.07
CPK color:#50d050
Electronic structure
Electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d8
Configuration (semantic): [Ar] 3d8 4s2
Shells: 2, 8, 16, 2
Electronegativity (Pauling): 1.91
Electron affinity: 111.65
Ionization energies: 737.1, 1753, 3395, 5300, 7339, 10400, 12800, 15600, 18600, 21670, 30970, 34000, 37100, 41500, 44800, 48100, 55101, 58570, 148700, 159000, 169400, 182700, 194000, 205600, 221400, 231490, 992718, 1039668
Periodic position
Group: 10
Period: 4
xpos: 10
ypos: 4
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