nickel

cobalt$\longleftarrow$ 28 $\longrightarrow$copper

Pronunciation

• enPR: nĭk'əl, IPA ^(key): /ˈnɪk.əl/

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• Hyphenation: nick‧el

Noun

Singular nickel

Plural nickels

1. (countable); (US) A nickel is a coin that is worth five cents.
2. (uncountable) Nickel is an element in chemistry. It has a symbol of Ni and an atomic number of 28.

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  An American nickel

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  Pure nickel

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  Nickel's place on the periodic table

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  The electron shell diagram for nickel