| Element (Atom) Name | Nickel |
| Symbol | Ni |
| Physical state at room temperature | Solid |
| Element Classification | Metal |
| Group Name | None |
| Period Number (Periodic table) | 4 |
| Group number (Periodic table) | 10 |
| Atomic number | 28 |
| Atomic weight | 58.6934 (Ref: Jlab-ele028, ciaaw-nickel, Nist-28) 58.69 (Ref: Lanl-28) |
| Atomic Radius | 163 pm (Van der Waals) (Ref: Lanl-28) |
| Density | 8.912 g/ml (Ref: Jlab-ele028) |
| Melting point | 1455°C (Ref: Jlab-ele028, Lanl-28) |
| Boiling point | 2913°C (Ref: Jlab-ele028) 2730 °C (Ref: Lanl-28) |
| Electron shell configuration | 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d8 4s2 |
| Oxidation States | +3, +2 (Ref: Jlab-ele028) 4, 3, 2, 1, −1, −2 (a mildly basic oxide) (Ref: Lanl-28) |
| Ionization Energy | 7.640 eV (Ref: Jlab-ele028) 7.639878 eV (Ref: Nist-28) |
| Number of Stable Isotopes | 5 |
| InChI | InChI=1S/Ni (Ref: Pubchem-28) |
| InChI Key | PXHVJJICTQNCMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N (Ref: Pubchem-28) |
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