Nickel
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Ni |
| Atomic Weight | 58.6934 g/mol |
| Element Number | 28 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | 1751 |
| Discoverer | Cronstedt |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 2, 3 |
| Boiling Point | 3005 K |
| Melting Point | 1726 K |
| Density | 8.90 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Ar]3d8,4s2 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Basic |
| Crystal Structure | Cubic, face centered |
| Electronegativity | 1.91 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 377.5 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 17.2 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 14.6 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 90.7 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.444 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 7.635 |
| Atomic Volume | 6.60 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.24 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.15 Å |
| Synthetic | No |