Nickel / Platnium

Basic Information

Name: Nickel

Symbol: Ni

Atomic Number: 28

Atomic Mass: 58.6934 amu

Melting Point: 1,453 ºC

Boiling Point: 2,732 ºC

Density @ 293 K: 8.902 g/cm³

Colour: White

Atomic Structure

Uses: Stainless Steel; Batteries; Coinage; Electroplating Metal Alloys

Obtained From: Pentlandite

Name Origin: From German "Kupfernickel" (false copper)

Discovered by: Alex Cronstedt in 1751

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Basic Information - Platnium

Symbol: Pt

Atomic Number: 78

Atomic Mass: 195.078 amu

Melting Point: 1,772 °C

Boiling Point: 3,827 ³C

Density @ 293 K: 21.45 g/cm³

Colour: Silverish

Atomic Structure

Discovered by: Julius Scaliger, 1735

Name Origin: From Spanish "platina" (little silver)

Uses: Jewellery; Catalitic Convertors in Vehicles

Obtained from: Platinum Ores