Nickel

=NICKEL= By:CHRIS


 * Atomic Number: 28**


 * Protons: 28**


 * Electrons: 28**


 * Neutrons:31**


 * Average Atomic Mass:** 58.69


 * Isotopes: 58Ni,60Ni,61Ni,62Ni,64Ni**


 * Discovery:** the element nickel was discovered by Axel Fredrik Cronstedt in 1751 in sweden.
 * Name:From very early times nickel-bearing minerals,such as niccolite,were mixed with glass.This was called kupfernickel which means devils copper.When nickelwas extracted from niccolite the mineral name was a logical source of the name for the element,nickel.**


 * Uses:** is used for elecrtroplating,batteries,Nickel is also used in coinage and armor plating.


 * Interesting Facts**:Nickel's presence is often used to distinguish meteorites from minerals.

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