nickel+28

Is it a solid, liquid or gas? Nickel is a solid Is it a metal, nonmetal or metalloid? Metal Family name or Rare Earth Element Series Transition metal Who discovered it? When was it discovered? Axel Fredrik Cronstedt in 1751 How is it used? Physical, Chemical propertis or unusual facts
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