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Understanding the element
Nickel (Ni) is chemical element 28. It belongs to the transition metals, and its reference state at room temperature is a solid. Those basic facts are a useful starting point for its chemistry and applications.
Where do we encounter it?
In practice, it turns up most often in stainless steel, batteries and coins and monetary alloys.
stainless steelbatteriescoins and monetary alloys
Standard atomic weight58.6934(4)
What its position in the table tells us
Nickel sits in period 4, group 10 and the D block. That location is useful because neighbouring elements often share trends in valence electrons, oxidation states and bonding behaviour.
Worth remembering
Nickel has a characteristic place in the periodic table that helps explain both its chemistry and its practical uses
Nickel has a characteristic place in the periodic table that helps explain both its chemistry and its practical uses