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3. Home The name of origin is kupfernickel coming from the German word false copper http://www.webelements.com/ nickel/pictures.htmlhttp://www.webelements.com/ nickel/pictures.html.

4. Location & Neighbors Cobalt Co Nickel Ni Copper Cu Rhodium Rh Palladium Pd Silver Ag http://www.chemicalelements.com/

5. Drawing Atomic number:28 Mass:58.6934 Number of protons:28 Number of neutrons:31 Number of electrons:28 Number of valence electrons:2

6. Characteristic Properties Melting Point: 1453.0 °C Boiling Point: 2732.0 °C Color: white Density: 8.902 g/cm 3 Classification: Transition Metal

7. Where Found Iron-nickel alloy deposit in Greenland Iron meteorites Siderites Obtained commercially from pentlandite Obtained from pyrrhotite from Canada

8. Uses Batteries Electroplating Hydrogenating vegetable oils Armor plate and burglar-proof vaults Stainless steel appliances Coinage Desalination plants Corrosion-resistant alloys

9. Citations Winter, Mark. "Nickel." WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements. The University of Sheffield and WebElements Ltd, UK, n.d. Web. 028 Apr 2014..http://www.chemicalelements.com./ elements/ru.html.http://www.chemicalelements.com./ elements/ru.html Bentor, Yinon. "Ruthenium (Ru)." Chemical Elements.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2014 http://www.webelements.com/nickel/ http://www.webelements.com/nickel/