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Nickel
Nickel
a transition metals
A silvery-white lustrous
metal with a slight golden
tinge
The fifth most abundant
element in the earth
Common in the crust
Atomic number Nickel28
(Ni)
Monel
3. Used to make stainless steel
- used very widely in the home, in architecture,
- in health care, in food processing and
- throughout industry.
9. Used in plating
commonly used in engineering coating applications
where wear resistance, hardness and corrosion
protection are required
Nickel compounds
1. Nickel (II) sulphate
useful for electroplating nickel
3. Nickel(III) oxide
used as the cathode in many rechargeable batteries, e.g.
nickel-cadmium
Occurrence
Two important groups of ores are: