Where did the element nickel get its name from?

Answer 1

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).

Answer 2

The 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.

Answer 3

The element nickel gets its name from the German word "kupfernickel," which translates to "devil's copper." This name was given to the ore from which nickel was isolated, as it was mistakenly thought to contain copper but instead yielded a different metal, nickel.

Answer 4

Nickel is short for the German word 'Kupfernickel,' which means Devil's copper or St. Nicholas's copper.

Answer 5

WHERE DID nickel GET ITS NAME FROM ( the guys before me spelt nickel wrong)

Answer 6

from ya mama

im bout to fry you for sayn that

Answer 7

The chemical symbol for nickel is Ni which comes from the first two letters of it's name.