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'''Nickel''' is a metal that is useful as a [[catalyst]] and in [[alloy|alloys]]. It is solid at room temperatures, and has a silver color.
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'''Nickel''' is a metal that is useful as a [[catalyst]] and in [[alloy|alloys]]. It is solid at room temperatures, and has a silver color.  Nickel is naturally alloyed with iron in [[meteoric iron]].
  
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==

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Nickel

Abundance: ?% (Surface)

Nickel is a metal that is useful as a catalyst and in alloys. It is solid at room temperatures, and has a silver color. Nickel is naturally alloyed with iron in meteoric iron.

Uses

Catalyst in Chemical Reactions

Nickel can be used as a catalyst in the following reactions:

Energy Storage

Nickel is used in certain battery formulations. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter uses two nickel-hydrogen batteries. Mariner 8, and Mariner 9, and Mariner 10, as well as both Voyager landers used nickel-cadmium batteries.