Nickel

Extra Credit Symbol:Ni Atomic Number:28 Atomic Mass:59 Number of Protons: 28 Number of Neutrons:31 Number of Electrons:28 Melting Point:1455 degrees Celsius Boiling Point:2913 degrees Celsius Normal Phase:Solid Cost: .019 per gram Classification:Metal Belongs to the Metal family. Origin of Name: German which means "Old Nick" a name for the devil.  Also German word for the mineral niccolite, kupfernickle, which means "Old Nick's copper." Discovered by Swedish chemist in 1751.
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 * <span style="color: #0760f8; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">It can be electroplated onto other metals to form a protective coating
 * <span style="color: #0760f8; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">When you had nickel to glass it gives it a green color
 * <span style="color: #0760f8; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Nickel is alloyed with copper to make pipes that are used in desalination plants (very powerful permanent magnets) can be made from an alloy of aluminum,
 * <span style="color: #0760f8; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">nickel, cobalt, and iron
 * <span style="color: #0760f8; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A single kilogram of nickel can be drawn into 300 kilometers of wire
 * <span style="color: #0760f8; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Nickel is used to manufacture some tupes of coins and batteries
 * <span style="color: #0760f8; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Nickel is alloyed with steel to make armor plate, vaults and machine parts
 * <span style="color: #0760f8; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Nickel is alloyed with with copper to make pipes that are used in desalination plants. Very powerful permanent magnets, known as Alnico magnets, can be made from an alloy of aluminum, nickel,cobalt and iron.