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Nickel
Physical Description
Descriptions:
- Lustrous, silvery, odorless metallic solid. Insoluble in water.
- Raney nickel catalyst, is extremely fine powdered nickel. It is grayish colored. Insoluble in water. Nickel catalyst is used to promote the chemical action in manufacturing synthetics and to process vegetable oil and petroleum. If exposed to air or moisture, it may become hot enough to ignite. It is insoluble in water and does not react with larger volumes of water.
Color/Form: Silvery metal
Odor: Odorless
Molecular Information
Molecular Formula:
Ni
Molecular Weight:
58.693 g/mol
Core Physical Values
Density: 8.9 g/cm³
Vapor Pressure: 1 mmHg at 1810 °C
Boiling Point: 2730 °C
Melting Point: 1455 °C
Solubilities
- Insoluble (NIOSH, 2024)
Decomposition
- Toxic gases and vapors (such as nickel carbonyl) may be released ... in the decomp of nickel cmpd. /Nickel & sol nickel cmpd/
Other Properties
Chemical Classes:
- Cosmetics
- Food Additives
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