Basic Information

Name: nickel

Symbol: ni

Classification:Nickel is a transition metal

color:silvery-white

Atomic weight : 58.693

state: solid

Melting Point:1455 oC, 1728 K

Boiling Point:2990 oC, 3263 K

Shells:2,8,16,2

Electron configuration:[Ar] 3d8 4s2

Density @ 20oC:8.91 g/cm3

Atomic volume:6.59 cm3/mol

Structure:fcc: face-centered cubic

Hardness: 4.0 mohs