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Bookmark or Share- Nickel | Definition, Properties, Symbol, Uses, & FactsNickel, chemical element, ferromagnetic metal of Group 10 (VIIIb) of the periodic table, markedly resistant to oxidation and corrosion. Silvery white, tough, and harder than iron, nickel is widely familiar because of its use in coinage but is more important as the pure metal or in the form of alloys.
- Nickel - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic TableElement Nickel (Ni), Group 10, Atomic Number 28, d-block, Mass 58.693. Sources, facts, uses, scarcity (SRI), podcasts, alchemical symbols, videos and images. Jump to main content
- A Brief History of the Nickel | History| Smithsonian MagazineThe history behind America's five-cent coin penfold / iStock. The nickel wasn't always worth five cents. In 1865, the U.S. nickel was a three-cent coin. Before that, “nickel cents” referred to ...
- Nickel (United States coin) - WikipediaA nickel is a five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint. Composed of cupronickel (75% copper and 25% nickel), the piece has been issued since 1866. Its diameter is 0.835 inches (21.21 mm) and its thickness is 0.077 inches (1.95 mm). The silver half dime, equal to five cents, was issued from 1792 to 1873 before today's cupronickel version.
- Nickel Element Facts and Properties - ThoughtCoNickel is a silvery white metal that takes a high polish. Nickel is hard, ductile, malleable, and ferromagnetic. It is a fair conductor of heat and electricity. Nickel is a member of the iron-cobalt group of metals (transition elements).
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