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mid 18th century: shortening of German Kupfernickel, the copper-colored ore from which nickel was first obtained, from Kupfer 'copper' + Nickel 'demon' (with reference to the ore's failure to yield copper).
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe name comes from the German word Kupfernickel, meaning "devil's copper". It's generally thought that the name was given by the metal's discoverer, Baron Axel Frederik Cronstedt. Miners had hoped to find softer copper, but instead found a metal that was much harder and more difficult to work with.
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∙ 13y agoNickel is short for the German word 'Kupfernickel,' which means Devil's copper or St. Nicholas's copper.
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∙ 13y agoWHERE DID nickel GET ITS NAME FROM ( the guys before me spelt nickel wrong)
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∙ 14y agofrom ya mama
im bout to fry you for sayn that
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∙ 13y agoThe chemical symbol for nickel is Ni which comes from the first two letters of it's name.
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What is the name of a silvery metallic element ending with the letter l?
Nickel.
The element nickel melting point?
What family does the element nickel belong in?
What is An element that has the same name as a US coin worth five cents?
nickel
Is nickel compound or an element?
peanut butter
What element that is a metal has 28 electrons?
The element with atomic number 28 is Nickel (Ni). It is a transition metal in period 4 of the Periodic Table. It is the first element in the Nickel family. It has 28 electrons in 4 shells with 2 electrons in the outer shell.
Where did the element nickel get its name?
WHERE DID nickel GET ITS NAME FROM ( the guys before me spelt nickel wrong)
What is the element named after a coin?
The element nickel shares its name with the American or Canadian 5 cent piece. This is because the coin was made out of that metal or its alloy. The element was named in 1751, by Baron Axel Fredrik Cronstedt who first isolated it. In the United States, the term "nickel" was first applied to coins in 1859.
What element is in a nickel?
Nickel is an element!
Is nickel an element or alloy?
A nickel is an element!
Is a nickel an alloy or element?
Nickel is an element.
Is a nickel a alloy or a element?
Nickel is an element.
Is nickel a element or compound?
Nickel is an element.
What is the element group name for nickel?
Nickel is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a metal and belongs to the transition metals.
What is the name of a silvery metallic element ending with the letter l?
Nickel.
Is a nickel a compound mixture or element?
"element"
How much is the element nickel inside a regular nickel?
25% of of the element nickel is inside a united states money nickel.
Is nickel an active element or inactive element?
Is nickel active or inactive
