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Properties of substance:

nickel

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

hexagonal metal

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

Ni

Structural formula as text:

Ni

Molar/atomic mass: 58.7

Melting point (°C):

1455

Boiling point (°C):

2900

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

lithium molten: 0.15 (700°C) [Ref.]
lithium molten: 0.5 (750°C) [Ref.]
lithium molten: 1.38 (850°C) [Ref.]
lithium molten: 3.3 (950°C) [Ref.]
mercury: 0.00059 (18°C) [Ref.]
potassium fused: 0.0006 (700°C) [Ref.]
sodium fused: 0.0003 (700°C) [Ref.]
water: insoluble [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1751
Hardness on the Mohs’ scale: 3.8

Density:

8.91 (20°C, g/cm3)

Reactions:

  1. [Ref.1]
    Ni + F2 → NiF2
  2. Yeild 90-100%. [Ref.1aster]
    Ni + 4PF3 → Ni(PF3)4
  3. [Ref.1]
    2Ni + O2 → 2NiO
  4. [Ref.1]
    3Ni + 8HNO3 → 3Ni(NO3)2 + 2NO + 4H2O
  5. [Ref.1]
    Ni + 4CO → Ni(CO)4
  6. [Ref.1]
    Ni + Al → NiAl
  7. [Ref.1]
    Ni + Cl2 → NiCl2

Half-life:

4828Ni = 2.8 ms (2p (70%), β+ (30%))
4928Ni = 7.5 ms (β+ (100%))
5028Ni = 18.5 ms (β+ (100%))
5128Ni = 23.8 ms (β+ (100%))
5228Ni = 40.8 ms (β+ (100%))
5328Ni = 55.2 ms (β+ (100%))
5428Ni = 104 ms (β+ (100%))
54m28Ni = 152 ns (internal transition (64%), p (36%))
5528Ni = 204.7 ms (β+ (100%))
5628Ni = 6.075 d (β+ (100%))
5728Ni = 35.6 h (β+ (100%))
5828Ni = stable ( (isotopic abundance 68,077%))
5928Ni = 101 000 y (β+ (100%))
6028Ni = stable ( (isotopic abundance 26,223%))
6128Ni = stable ( (isotopic abundance 1,1399%))
6228Ni = stable ( (isotopic abundance 3,6346%))
6328Ni = 101.2 y (β- (100%); mass excess -65512,8 keV)
63m28Ni = 1.67 μs (internal transition (100%))
6428Ni = stable ( (isotopic abundance 0,9255%))
6528Ni = 2.5175 h (β- (100%))
65m28Ni = 69 μs (internal transition (100%))
6628Ni = 54.6 h (β- (100%))
6728Ni = 21 s (β- (100%))
67m28Ni = 13.3 μs (internal transition (100%))
6828Ni = 29 s (β- (100%))
68m28Ni = 270 ns (internal transition (100%))
68n28Ni = 230 ns (internal transition (100%))
68p28Ni = 860 μs (internal transition (100%))
6928Ni = 11.5 s (β- (100%))
69m28Ni = 3.5 s (β- (100%))
69n28Ni = 439 ns (internal transition (100%))
7028Ni = 7.0 s (β- (100%))
70m28Ni = 232 ns (internal transition (100%))
7128Ni = 2.56 s (β- (100%))
71m28Ni = 2.3 s (β- (100%))
7228Ni = 1.57 s (β- (100%))
7328Ni = 840 ms (β- (100%))
7428Ni = 680 ms (β- (100%))
7528Ni = 341 ms (β- (100%), βn- (10%))
7628Ni = 236 ms (β- (100%), βn- (14%))
7728Ni = 124 ms (β- (100%), βn- (30%))
7828Ni = 140 ms (β- (100%), βn- (49%))

Vapour pressure (Torr):

1 (1408°C)
10 (1600°C)
100 (1850°C)

Electrode potential:

Ni2+ + 2e- → Ni, E = -0.25 V (water, 25°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

29.9 (s)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

26.1 (s)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

17.5

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization ΔvapH (kJ/mol):

369.9

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

429 (g)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

182.1 (g)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

23.3 (g)

LD50 (mg/kg):

780 (rats, oral)

References:

  1. Seidell A. Solubilities of inorganic and metal organic compounds. - 3ed., vol.1. - New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1940. - pp. 1337
  2. Гурвич Я.А. Справочник молодого аппаратчика-химика. - М.: Химия, 1991. - pp. 51 [Russian]
  3. Неорганические синтезы. - Сб. 1. - М.: ИИЛ, 1951. - pp. 10 [Russian]
  4. Рабинович В.А., Хавин З.Я. Краткий химический справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1977. - pp. 87 [Russian]
  5. Реми Г. Курс неорганической химии. - Т.2. - М., 1966. - pp. 332-333 [Russian]
  6. Справочник по растворимости. - Т.1, Кн.1. - М.-Л.: ИАН СССР, 1961. - pp. 637 [Russian]
  7. Химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 3. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1992. - pp. 240-242 [Russian]

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