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nickel

vr.tr.nickel · PHY.MAT

Let an agent identify nickel and its properties, relay production, uses and isotopes from reference sources, relay health and regulatory information such as allergy and exposure limits, and distinguish it from similar metals.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent identify nickel and its properties, relay production, uses and isotopes from reference sources, relay health and regulatory information such as allergy and exposure limits, and distinguish it from similar metals.

A chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28, a hard, silvery-white, ductile transition metal that resists corrosion and is ferromagnetic at room temperature; nickel is used mainly in stainless steel and other alloys, in plating, coins, batteries and catalysts, is mined from sulfide and laterite ores, and is a common contact allergen.

What it is for: Alloys, plating, batteries and catalysts.

It can be relay properties and isotopes; explain production and uses; relay health and regulatory information; distinguish from similar metals.

Distinguishing features

Corrosion resistant

Ferromagnetic

Key alloying element

Common allergen

What it looks like

A lustrous silvery-white metal with a faint golden tinge, resistant to tarnish.

Physical character

atomic number: 28 Z

standard atomic weight: 58.693 u

melting point: 1455 degrees C

density: 8.91 g/cm3

How it is recognised

Element 28, symbol Ni

Ferromagnetic transition metal

Cobalt and iron are the neighbouring ferromagnetic metals

Related models

is a kind of - a transition metal

metal

is a kind of - a common contact allergen

allergen

is used in - the largest use

stainless steel

is adjacent to - element 27

cobalt

In practice

Families and kinds

nickel metal and alloys such as stainless steel, Monel and Inconel

nickel compounds such as sulfate and oxide

isotopes from nickel-48 to nickel-82, with five stable isotopes

nickel in batteries and catalysts

Identifiers

symbol Ni

CAS 7440-02-0

Standards and regulation

EU nickel restriction for items in prolonged skin contact

Occupational exposure limits

IARC classification of nickel compounds

Battery and mining regulations

Failure modes and hazards

Contact allergy

Carcinogenicity of some compounds by inhalation

Flammability of fine powder

Environmental impact of mining

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.nickel

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identify What nickel is.

Identity.

Properties

Properties.

Properties

Properties.

  1. What are the physical and chemical properties of nickel? definition
  2. Is the question about nickel or a similar metal such as cobalt? boundary

Isotopes

Isotopes.

Isotopes

Isotopes.

  1. Which isotopes exist, and which are stable? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific isotope? action
Industry Production and uses.

Supply.

Production

Mining and refining.

Production

Production.

  1. How is nickel mined and refined, and who produces it, with sources? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Uses

Uses.

Uses

Uses.

  1. How is nickel used in alloys, plating, batteries and catalysts? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific alloy or product? action
Health Health and regulation.

Safety.

Allergy

Allergy.

Allergy

Allergy.

  1. What do health bodies say about nickel allergy and product restrictions? provenance
  2. Is the user asking about their own symptoms, which needs a clinician? boundary

Exposure

Exposure limits.

Exposure

Exposure.

  1. What occupational and environmental limits apply, and how are nickel compounds classified? provenance
  2. Which entry fits occupational health? action
Context History and markets.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How was nickel discovered and named, and how did its use grow? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Markets

Markets.

Markets

Markets.

  1. How is nickel traded, and what drives demand such as batteries? provenance
  2. Is the user asking for investment advice, which the model does not give? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should isotopes and major alloys be separate entries?
  • How should exposure limits be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming isotopes; should they be split off?