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''' Nickel''' (Ni) is a chemical element with the atomic number 28.  It is a silver hard metal and a member of the transition metals.  Nickel is highly reactive in its purest form, but is relatively stable under normal conditions due to the formation of an outer oxide layer.
Nickel (Ni) is a chemical element with the [[Atomic number|atomic number]] 28. It's found in the Earth's crust where it is about the twenty-second most abundant element.  It is a silver hard metal and a member of the [[Transition metal|transition metals]].  Nickel is highly reactive in its purest form, but is relatively stable under normal conditions due to the formation of an outer oxide layer.

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Nickel (Ni) is a chemical element with the atomic number 28. It's found in the Earth's crust where it is about the twenty-second most abundant element.  It is a silver hard metal and a member of the transition metals.  Nickel is highly reactive in its purest form, but is relatively stable under normal conditions due to the formation of an outer oxide layer.