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1 Periodic Table

1.1 Symbol

Ni

1.2 Group Number

10
Rank: 8 (Overall)
Gadolinium
0 17

1.3 Period Number

4
Rank: 4 (Overall)
Lithium
2 7

1.4 Block

d block

1.5 Element Family

Transition Metal

1.6 CAS Number

7440020
Rank: 77 (Overall)
Aluminium
7429905 54386242

1.7 Space Group Name

Fm_ 3m

1.8 Space Group Number

225.00
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Plutonium
11 229

2 Facts

2.1 Interesting Facts

  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • After iron, Zinc metal the second most abundant element in the earth crust.

2.2 Sources

Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals

2.3 History

2.3.1 Who Discovered

Axel Fredrik Cronstedt

2.3.2 Discovery

In 1751

2.4 Abundance

2.4.1 Abundance In Universe

6 * 10-3 %
Rank: 4 (Overall)
Thallium
5E-09 0.11

2.4.2 Abundance In Sun

~0.008 %
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1

2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites

1.30 %
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Gold
1.7E-07 22

2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust

0.01 %
Rank: 15 (Overall)
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1

2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans

0.00 %
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1

2.4.6 Abundance In Humans

0.00 %
Rank: 14 (Overall)
Radium
1E-13 1.4

3 Uses

3.1 Uses & Benefits

  • It has corrosion resistance and hence it is used to plate other metals.
  • Its alloys are very useful; Nichrome alloy is used in the hot coil of toasters and electric oven.

3.1.1 Industrial Uses

Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

3.1.2 Medical Uses

NA

3.1.3 Other Uses

Alloys

3.2 Biological Properties

3.2.1 Toxicity

Toxic

3.2.2 Present in Human Body

60% - Transition Metals Metals have it !

3.2.3 In Blood

0.05 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 17 (Overall)
Plutonium
0 1970

3.2.4 In Bone

0.70 p.p.m.
Rank: 18 (Overall)
Plutonium
0 170000

4 Physical

4.1 Melting Point

1,453.00 °C
Rank: 31 (Overall)
Francium
27 3410

4.2 Boiling Point

2,732.00 °C
Rank: 38 (Overall)
Flerovium
147 5660

4.3 Appearance

4.3.1 Physical State

Solid

4.3.2 Color

Silver

4.3.3 Luster

Metallic

4.4 Hardness

4.4.1 Mohs Hardness

4.00
Rank: 10 (Overall)
Cesium
0.2 8.5

4.4.2 Brinell Hardness

667.00 MPa
Rank: 18 (Overall)
Cesium
0.14 3490

4.4.3 Vickers Hardness

638.00 MPa
Rank: 16 (Overall)
Palladium
121 3430

4.5 Speed of Sound

4,900.00 m/s
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Thallium
818 16200

4.6 Optical Properties

4.6.1 Refractive Index

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229

4.6.2 Reflectivity

72.00 %
Rank: 9 (Overall)
Molybdenum
58 97

4.7 Allotropes

6% - Transition Metals Metals have it !

4.7.1 α Allotropes

Not Available

4.7.2 β Allotropes

Not Available

4.7.3 γ Allotropes

Not Available

5 Chemical

5.1 Chemical Formula

Ni

5.2 Isotopes

5.2.1 Known Isotopes

25
Rank: 14 (Overall)
Tennessine
0 38

5.3 Electronegativity

5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity

1.91
Rank: 10 (Overall)
Francium
0.7 2.54

5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity

1.94
Rank: 10 (Overall)
Cesium
0.22 2.56

5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity

1.75
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Cesium
0.86 1.82

5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cesium
0.62 2.48

5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity

1.88
Rank: 6 (Overall)
Cesium
0.659 2.7

5.4 Electropositivity

5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity

2.09
Rank: 43 (Overall)
Gold
1.46 3.3

5.5 Ionization Energies

5.5.1 1st Energy Level

737.10 kJ/mol
Rank: 25 (Overall)
Cesium
375.7 26130

5.5.2 2nd Energy Level

1,753.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 25 (Overall)
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750

5.5.3 3rd Energy Level

3,395.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 17 (Overall)
Osmium
1600 34230

5.5.4 4th Energy Level

5,300.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 15 (Overall)
Thorium
2780 37066

5.5.5 5th Energy Level

7,339.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 15 (Overall)
Dubnium
4305.2 97510

5.5.6 6th Energy Level

10,400.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 9 (Overall)
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800

5.5.7 7th Energy level

12,800.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 10 (Overall)
Bohrium
7226.8 114300

5.5.8 8th Energy Level

15,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 10 (Overall)
Hassium
8857.4 125300

5.5.9 9th Energy Level

18,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 10 (Overall)
Yttrium
14110 134700

5.5.10 10th Energy Level

21,670.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 14 (Overall)
Strontium
17100 144300

5.5.11 11th Energy Level

30,970.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 7 (Overall)
Yttrium
19900 169988

5.5.12 12th Energy Level

34,000.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 7 (Overall)
Molybdenum
22219 189368

5.5.13 13th Energy Level

37,100.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 7 (Overall)
Molybdenum
26930 76015

5.5.14 14th Energy Level

41,500.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 8 (Overall)
Molybdenum
29196 86450

5.5.15 15th Energy Level

44,800.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 10 (Overall)
Manganese
41987 97510

5.5.16 16th Energy Level

48,100.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Iron
47206 109480

5.5.17 17th Energy Level

55,101.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Cobalt
52737 122200

5.5.18 18th Energy Level

58,570.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Copper
58570 134810

5.5.19 19th Energy Level

148,700.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 1 (Overall)
Copper
64702 148700

5.5.20 20th Energy Level

159,000.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Molybdenum
80400 171200

5.5.21 21st Energy Level

169,400.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Molybdenum
87000 179100

5.5.22 22nd Energy Level

182,700.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Molybdenum
93400 184900

5.5.23 23rd Energy Level

194,000.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Molybdenum
98420 198800

5.5.24 24th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Molybdenum
104400 195200

5.5.25 25th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Molybdenum
121900 121900

5.5.26 26th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Molybdenum
127700 127700

5.5.27 27th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Molybdenum
133800 133800

5.5.28 28th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Molybdenum
139800 139800

5.5.29 29th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
148100 148100

5.5.30 30th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
154500 154500

5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent

1.10 g/amp-hr
Rank: 58 (Overall)
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209

5.7 Electron Work Function

5.15 eV
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Cesium
2.14 5.65

5.8 Other Chemical Properties

Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes

6 Atomic

6.1 Atomic Number

28
Rank: 79 (Overall)
Lithium
3 117

6.2 Electron Configuration

[Ar] 3d8 4s2 Or [Ar] 3d9 4s1

6.3 Crystal Structure

Face Centered Cubic (FCC)

6.3.1 Crystal Lattice

6.4 Atom

6.4.1 Number of Protons

28
Rank: 78 (Overall)
Lithium
3 117

6.4.2 Number of Neutrons

31
Rank: 59 (Overall)
Lithium
4 184

6.4.3 Number of Electrons

28
Rank: 78 (Overall)
Lithium
3 117

6.5 Radius of an Atom

6.5.1 Atomic Radius

124.00 pm
Rank: 49 (Overall)
Beryllium
112 265

6.5.2 Covalent Radius

124.00 pm
Rank: 51 (Overall)
Beryllium
96 260

6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius

163.00 pm
Rank: 40 (Overall)
Zinc
139 348

6.6 Atomic Weight

58.69 amu
Rank: 73 (Overall)
Lithium
6.94 294

6.7 Atomic Volume

6.59 cm3/mol
Rank: 62 (Overall)
Manganese
1.39 71.07

6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers

6.8.1 Previous Element

6.8.2 Next Element

6.9 Valence Electron Potential

42.00 (-eV)
Rank: 43 (Overall)
Francium
8 392.42

6.10 Lattice Constant

352.40 pm
Rank: 41 (Overall)
Beryllium
228.58 891.25

6.11 Lattice Angles

π/2, π/2, π/2

6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Beryllium
1.567 1.886

7 Mechanical

7.1 Density

7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature

8.91 g/cm3
Rank: 44 (Overall)
Lithium
0.534 40.7

7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)

7.81 g/cm3
Rank: 29 (Overall)
Lithium
0.512 20

7.2 Tensile Strength

345.00 MPa
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Indium
2.5 11000

7.3 Viscosity

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526

7.4 Vapor Pressure

7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K

0.00 (Pa)
Rank: 31 (Overall)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121

7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K

19.50 (Pa)
Rank: 6 (Overall)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774

7.5 Elasticity properties

7.5.1 Shear Modulus

76.00 GPa
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Potassium
1.3 222

7.5.2 Bulk Modulus

180.00 GPa
Rank: 9 (Overall)
Cesium
1.6 462

7.5.3 Young's Modulus

200.00 GPa
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Cesium
1.7 528

7.6 Poisson Ratio

0.31
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Beryllium
0.032 0.47

7.7 Other Mechanical Properties

Ductile

8 Magnetic

8.1 Magnetic Characteristics

8.1.1 Specific Gravity

8.90
Rank: 33 (Overall)
Lithium
0.53 4500

8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering

Ferromagnetic

8.1.3 Permeability

0.00 H/m
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063

8.1.4 Susceptibility

600.00
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000

8.2 Electrical Properties

8.2.1 Electrical Property

Conductor

8.2.2 Resistivity

69.30 nΩ·m
Rank: 39 (Overall)
Thallium
0.18 961

8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity

0.14 106/cm Ω
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63

8.2.4 Electron Affinity

112.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 6 (Overall)
Mercury
0 222.8

9 Thermal

9.1 Specific Heat

0.44 J/(kg K)
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Americium
0.11 3.6

9.2 Molar Heat Capacity

26.07 J/mol·K
Rank: 31 (Overall)
Beryllium
16.443 62.7

9.3 Thermal Conductivity

90.90 W/m·K
Rank: 18 (Overall)
Neptunium
6.3 429

9.4 Critical Temperature

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Ytterbium
26.3 3223

9.5 Thermal Expansion

13.40 µm/(m·K)
Rank: 28 (Overall)
Tungsten
4.5 97

9.6 Enthalpy

9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization

371.80 kJ/mol
Rank: 20 (Overall)
Zinc
7.32 799.1

9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion

17.57 kJ/mol
Rank: 14 (Overall)
Cesium
2.1 35.23

9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization

422.60 kJ/mol
Rank: 17 (Overall)
Mercury
61.5 837

9.7 Standard Molar Entropy

29.90 J/mol.K
Rank: 50 (Overall)
Beryllium
9.5 198.1