Element / āĻŽā§āϞ: Nickel (Ni) / āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ (Ni)
Atomic Number / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž: 28 / ā§¨ā§Ž
Nature / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§āϤāĻŋ: Metal (Transition Metal) / āϧāĻžāϤ⧠(āϏāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āϧāĻžāϤā§)
Note: Nickel is a strong metal used in coins and stainless steel. (āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻāĻāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āϧāĻžāϤā§āĨ¤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻž (Coins) āĻā§°ā§ āώā§āĻā§āĻāύāϞā§āĻ āώā§āĻā§āϞ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Points / āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϏāĻŽā§āĻš
Transition metal / āϏāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āϧāĻžāϤā§
Hard and corrosion-resistant / āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ (Corrosion) āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧā§
Used in coins / āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻž (Coins) āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Used in stainless steel / āώā§āĻā§āĻāύāϞā§āĻ āώā§āĻā§āϞ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Shiny and rust-resistant / āĻāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧā§
Fact / āϤāĻĨā§āϝ: Nickel is widely used to make stainless steel. Many coins contain nickel for strength and durability. (āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻŦāĻšā§āϞāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āώā§āĻā§āĻāύāϞā§āĻ āώā§āĻā§āϞ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ⧠āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžāϤ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
MCQs
1. What is the atomic number of Nickel (Ni) ? / āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ (Ni)-ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ? A) 27 B) 29 C) 28 D) 30 Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) 28
Explanation: Nickel has 28 protons, so its atomic number is 28. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ⧰ ā§¨ā§ŽāĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž ā§¨ā§ŽāĨ¤
2. Nickel is a ________. / āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻāĻāĻž ________āĨ¤ A) Non-metal B) Gas C) Transition metal D) Liquid Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) Transition metal (āϏāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āϧāĻžāϤā§)
Explanation: Nickel is a hard transition metal. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āϏāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āϧāĻžāϤā§āĨ¤
3. Nickel is widely used to make ________. / āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻŦāĻšā§āϞāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻŋ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ ? A) Plastic B) Paper C) Stainless steel D) Glass Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) Stainless steel (āώā§āĻā§āĻāύāϞā§āĻ āώā§āĻā§āϞ) Explanation: Nickel is an important metal in making stainless steel. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āώā§āĻā§āĻāύāϞā§āĻ āώā§āĻā§āϞ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āϧāĻžāϤā§āĨ¤
4. Which of the following is another common use of nickel ? / āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ⧰ āĻāύ āĻāĻāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° ? A) Fuel B) Coins C) Cloth D) Wood Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: B) Coins (āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻž) Explanation:: Many coins contain nickel because it is strong and durable. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ⧠āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžāϤ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻāĨ¤
5. How many protons are present in a nickel atom ? / āĻāĻāĻž āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ? A) 27 B) 28 C) 29 D) 30 Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: B) 28 Explanation: Every nickel atom contains 28 protons. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āϤ ā§¨ā§ŽāĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
6. What is a special property of nickel ? / āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ⧰ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŋ ? A) Melts in water B) Very soft C) Corrosion-resistant D) Transparent Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) Corrosion-resistant (āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧā§) Explanation: Nickel helps prevent corrosion (rusting) and increases durability. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ (Corrosion) āĻā§°ā§ āĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻāĻž āϧ⧰āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤