Element – 28: Nickel (Ni) | āĻŽā§ŒāϞ – ā§¨ā§Ž: āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ (Ni)













Element – 28: Nickel (Ni) | āĻŽā§ŒāϞ – ā§¨ā§Ž: āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ (Ni)



  • Element / āĻŽā§ŒāϞ: Nickel (Ni) / āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ (Ni)

  • Atomic Number / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: 28 / ā§¨ā§Ž

  • Nature / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ: Metal (Transition Metal) / āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ (āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁)


Note: Nickel is a strong metal used in coins and stainless steel. (āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ āĻāϟāĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻž (Coins) āφ⧰⧁ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āχāύāϞ⧇āĻ› āĻˇā§āĻŸā§€āϞ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


Points / āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš



  • Transition metal / āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁

  • Hard and corrosion-resistant / āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ (Corrosion) āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§‹āϧ⧀

  • Used in coins / āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻž (Coins) āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in stainless steel / āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āχāύāϞ⧇āĻ› āĻˇā§āĻŸā§€āϞ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Shiny and rust-resistant / āϚāĻŋāĻ•āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āφ⧰⧁ āĻŽā§°āĻŋāϚāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§‹āϧ⧀


Atomic Structure / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁⧰ āĻ—āĻ āύ



  • Protons / āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ: 28 (ā§¨ā§Ž)

  • Electrons / āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ: 28 (ā§¨ā§Ž)


Why is Nickel Important ? / āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ ?



  • Used in coins / āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻž āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in stainless steel / āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āχāύāϞ⧇āĻ› āĻˇā§āĻŸā§€āϞ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Prevents corrosion (rusting) / āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ (Corrosion) āφ⧰⧁ āĻŽā§°āĻŋāϚāĻž āϧ⧰āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§‹āϧ āϕ⧰⧇


Fact / āϤāĻĨā§āϝ:
Nickel is widely used to make stainless steel. Many coins contain nickel for strength and durability. (āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ āĻŦāĻšā§āϞāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āχāύāϞ⧇āĻ› āĻˇā§āĻŸā§€āϞ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ⧋ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžāϤ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


MCQs

1. What is the atomic number of Nickel (Ni) ? / āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ (Ni)-ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
A) 27 B) 29 C) 28 D) 30
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) 28


Explanation: Nickel has 28 protons, so its atomic number is 28. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ⧰ ā§¨ā§ŽāϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž ā§¨ā§ŽāĨ¤


2. Nickel is a ________. / āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ āĻāϟāĻž ________āĨ¤
A) Non-metal B) Gas  C) Transition metal D) Liquid
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Transition metal (āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁)

Explanation: Nickel is a hard transition metal. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤


3. Nickel is widely used to make ________. / āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ āĻŦāĻšā§āϞāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Plastic B) Paper C) Stainless steel D) Glass
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Stainless steel (āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āχāύāϞ⧇āĻ› āĻˇā§āĻŸā§€āϞ)
Explanation: Nickel is an important metal in making stainless steel. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āχāύāϞ⧇āĻ› āĻˇā§āĻŸā§€āϞ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻžā§° āĻāϟāĻž āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤

 

4. Which of the following is another common use of nickel ? / āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ⧰ āφāύ āĻāϟāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° ?
A) Fuel B) Coins C) Cloth D) Wood
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) Coins (āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻž)
Explanation:: Many coins contain nickel because it is strong and durable. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ⧋ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžāϤ āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āχ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχāĨ¤

 

5. How many protons are present in a nickel atom ? / āĻāϟāĻž āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?
A) 27 B) 28 C) 29 D) 30
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) 28
Explanation: Every nickel atom contains 28 protons. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŸā§‹ āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ ā§¨ā§ŽāϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤

 

6. What is a special property of nickel ? / āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ⧰ āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) Melts in water B) Very soft  C) Corrosion-resistant D) Transparent
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Corrosion-resistant (āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§‹āϧ⧀)
Explanation: Nickel helps prevent corrosion (rusting) and increases durability. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ (Corrosion) āφ⧰⧁ āĻŽā§°āĻŋāϚāĻž āϧ⧰āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§‹āϧ āϕ⧰⧇ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤