Nickel

• Formula: Ni
• Molecular weight: 58.6934
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Ni Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: PXHVJJICTQNCMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7440-02-0
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: Nickel atom
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• Information on this page:
  • Gas phase thermochemistry data
  • Condensed phase thermochemistry data
  • Phase change data
  • Ion clustering data
  • References
  • Notes
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Liquid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Solid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Phase change data

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Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Ion clustering data

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Data compiled by: Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Ni⁺ + Ni = (Ni⁺ • Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 2Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 2Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 3Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 3Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 4Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 4Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 5Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 5Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 6Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 6Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 7Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 7Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 8Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 8) +  = ( • 9)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 8Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 9Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 9) +  = ( • 10)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 9Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 10Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 10) +  = ( • 11)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 10Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 11Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 11) +  = ( • 12)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 11Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 12Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 12) +  = ( • 13)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 12Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 13Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 13) +  = ( • 14)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 13Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 14Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 14) +  = ( • 15)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 14Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 15Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 15) +  = ( • 16)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 15Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 16Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 16) +  = ( • 17)

By formula: (Ni⁺ • 16Ni) + Ni = (Ni⁺ • 17Ni)

Enthalpy of reaction

References

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Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R., Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022 . [all data]

Armentrout and Kickel, 1994
Armentrout, P.B.; Kickel, B.L., Gas Phase Thermochemistry of Transition Metal Ligand Systems: Reassessment of Values and Periodic Trends, in Organometallic Ion Chemistry, B. S. Freiser, ed, 1994. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  S°liquid,1 bar	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  S°solid	Entropy of solid at standard conditions
  T	Temperature
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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