Ni	Z =  28	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Nickel
			From the Swedish "Kopparnickel", meaning "copper-coloured ore"
(AM) Atomic Mass	58.6934  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+2, +3
(BP) Boiling Point	2732  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1453  °C
(ρ) Density	8.8  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Face Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.8	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.21  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.444  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Ar]  3d8  4s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	736.66  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	377.5  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	17.48  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1751	♦	Location of Discovery	Sweden
(E°) Standard Potential	Ni2+⇔ Ni (-0.250 V)
Stable isotopes	58Ni,  60Ni,  61Ni,  62Ni,  64Ni
Discovered/Synthesized by	Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
Natural Source	The mineral/ore pentlandite, nickel bearing pyrrhotite
Common Uses	Stainless steel, kitchenware, nichrome heaters, coins, nicad batteries
Other Info	Bacteria use Nickel based enzymes for metabolism Widely used in metal plating process
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