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NICKEL [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Hard; malleable; ductile; silvery-white metallic element of group VIII of the periodic system; ... Symbol, Ni; valences 0, 1, 2 and 3; isometric; atomic number, 28; atomic weight 58.71; and specific gravity, 8.25 (at 20°C ... Used in stainless steel and in other corrosion resistant alloys; in nickel steel for armor plate ... in magnets ... and as a catalyst.

OBS

nickel: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

PHR

Nickel dust; carbonyl nickel powder.

PHR

Italian, metal, Raney nickel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Métal blanc brillant, à cassure fibreuse, appartenant au groupe des métaux et présentant des analogies avec le fer. (Élément chimique de symbole Ni.)

CONT

Le nickel est ferromagnétique à froid; il perd cette propriété vers 360 °C. Malléable et ductile, c'est le plus dur des métaux usuels. [...] Numéro atomique : 28. Masse atomique : 58,71.

OBS

nickel : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OBS

Elemento químico de símbolo Ni, número atómico 28, masa atómica 58.69, y configuración electrónica (Ar)3d84s2, con 12 nucleidos, 5 de los cuales son estables. Forma cristales metálicos con estructura cúbica compacta.

OBS

[Es] poco tóxico. Inflamable.

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