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Ni
Nickel
- Z
- 28
- Mass
- 58.693
- Lifeforce
- Earth
The metal at the core of the Earth is the same as the loose change in your pocket. Together with iron, nickel fills most of the Earth's core, and up here it resists corrosion like few metals do.
Nickel. Element twenty-eight. Most of Earth’s core is iron and nickel. Coins. Stainless steel. Resists corrosion like few metals do.
Lab note · Earth's core: mostly iron and nickel.
Tool · Cosmic origin
Where your atoms come from
Ni · Supernova
Born in supernova explosions, the death of massive stars scattering their innards across the galaxy.
65 of the 118 elements share this origin.
Choose a stage: click, or arrow keys. · Cosmic nucleosynthesis · current standard model
Tool · Periodic table
Your place in the system
- Fire
- Water
- Air
- Earth
- Source
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