Nickel (Ni)
Found in coins and magnets.
Nickel facts
- Symbol
- Ni
- Atomic number
- 28
- Atomic mass
- 58.693
- Family
- Transition metals
- Period
- 4
- Group
- 10
What does nickel react with?
Nickel makes a new substance with 14 other elements and chemicals in our lab:
- Nickel + BoronNickel boride 2Ni + B → Ni₂B · Only in a very hot furnace · Try it
- Nickel + OxygenNickel(II) oxide 2Ni + O₂ → 2NiO · When heated · Try it
- Nickel + FluorineNickel(II) fluoride Ni + F₂ → NiF₂ · At room temperature · Try it
- Nickel + SiliconNickel silicide Ni + Si → NiSi · Only in a very hot furnace · Try it
- Nickel + PhosphorusNickel phosphide 2Ni + P → Ni₂P · When heated · Try it
- Nickel + SulfurNickel(II) sulfide Ni + S → NiS · When heated · Try it
- Nickel + ChlorineNickel(II) chloride Ni + Cl₂ → NiCl₂ · When heated · Try it
- Nickel + ArsenicNickel arsenide (nickeline) Ni + As → NiAs · When heated · Try it
- Nickel + SeleniumNickel(II) selenide Ni + Se → NiSe · When heated · Try it
- Nickel + BromineNickel(II) bromide Ni + Br₂ → NiBr₂ · When heated · Try it
- Nickel + TelluriumNickel(II) telluride Ni + Te → NiTe · When heated · Try it
- Nickel + IodineNickel(II) iodide Ni + I₂ → NiI₂ · When heated · Try it
- Nickel + PoloniumNickel(II) polonide Ni + Po → NiPo · Only in a special nuclear lab (it is radioactive) · Try it
- Nickel + Hydrochloric AcidNickel(II) chloride + hydrogen gas Ni + 2HCl → NiCl₂ + H₂ · At room temperature · Try it
It also blends into a mixture, like an alloy, with 73 other metals when melted together.
Nothing happens when it's simply mixed with 11 of the others. 21 pairings have never been tried, because not enough atoms have ever existed.