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nickel

(Ni)
(metal, Ni, atomic number 28)

Nickel (Ni) is the element with atomic number 28, symbol Ni. It has five stable isotopes. It is thought be the product of supernova nucleosynthesis. Nickel-58 (i.e., mass number 58) is the most common isotope; several nucleosynthesis paths lead to it. Nickel-56 is created by the alpha process, but is unstable, generally decaying into iron-56 through two beta decays. Nickel-62 is very stable, having the highest binding energy of any nucleus (even more than iron-56), but is not abundant because nucleosynthesis paths to it include low-probability steps.


(element,metal,chemistry)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/pertab/ni.html
https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/28/nickel

Referenced by pages:
cosmic dust
element
iron peak element
Psyche
Psyche
r-process
silicon (Si)
silicon burning
superluminous supernova (SLSN)
supernova light curve (SN light curve)

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