Next Element Copper. What's in a name? From the German word Nickel , which means "Old Nick," a name for the devil. Also from the German word for the mineral niccolite, kupfernickel , which means "Old Nick's copper. Most of the world's supply of nickel is mined in the Sudbury region of Ontario, Canada.
It is believed that this large deposit of nickel ore is a result of an ancient meteor impact. When mixed with other metals nickel helps to create amazing alloys that are strong, won't rust, can withstand high and low temperatures and can be easily shaped into anything from thin wires to flat sheets. For example, nickel is one of the metals added to iron to make stainless steel - an extremely useful product.
The Earth's magnetic field is due to the iron and nickel in its core. Nickel is a hard silver-white metal with a high melting point and can withstand very low temperatures. Nickel is rarely found in the earth in its pure form; it mixes well with other metals to make many useful alloys. Nickel is malleable and ductile can be beaten and drawn out into a wire and is rust-resistant.
Nickel is magnetic, although not as strongly as iron. Nickel-metal hydride rechargeable batteries. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries are used to power mobile phones, radios, clocks and calculators.
Nickel is used to electroplate steel or brass articles, such as office furniture, bathroom fittings and motor cycles, giving them a hard, shiny surface which resists tarnishing usually then covered with a thin chromium topcoat. It is also used in catalysts and as a plating to protect other, more reactive metals. It is used extensively in coins. The U. Nickel added to glass imparts a green color.
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