1. Nickel Gabby Goodfellow

2. Nickel Symbol : Ni Atomic Number: 28 Atomic Mass:58.6934 Boiling Point: 3186k Melting Point: 1728k Density: 8.917

3. How it got it’s name? The name nickel comes from the German word nickel which means old nick. Old nick is also a name for the devil… Nickel can cause an adverse skin reaction

4. The most abundunt physical state of nickel is oxidation. Number of protons: 20 Number of electrons: 28 Number of neutrons: 31

5. Nickel Number of Valence electrons: 2 Element group: 2 Element period: 4 Common isotopes:14 Nickel is the 24 th most abundant element found In the world. Can be found in sulphide ores underground

6. Nickel Color of the element: Silver Odor of the element: None Nickel is a transition metal (groups 3-12)

7. Electron Configurations: 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 4s2, 3d5 Element group: 10 Element Period: 4 Elements usual charge +2

8. Axel Frechik Crohslent 1722-1765 A Sweetish chemist who studied maths at Uppsala Nickel was the only thing he proved to have found Introduced a new classification system for metals

9. What is nickel used for? Nickel is used to make: Stainless steal Tubbing for fish tanks Coins Protective coating for other metals

10. Works cited “Nickel” http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/28.html The university of california, 12/15/2003web Mon.24.May.2010http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/28.html “ Cronstedt | Axel Fredrik | 1722-1765 | baron | Swedish chemist” http://www.nahste.ac.uk/isaar/GB_0237_NAHSTE_P0691.html, Na.Nd. Web. Mon 24, May.2010 Cronstedt | Axel Fredrik | 1722-1765 | baron | Swedish chemist http://www.nahste.ac.uk/isaar/GB_0237_NAHSTE_P0691.html “Nickel Facts” http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/a/nickel.htm, 2001. Tue. 25. May.2010 http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/a/nickel.htm “The Element Nickel” http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele028.html, Steve Gagon, nd. Web. Tue.24.May.2010 http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele028.html