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Nick — Nickel

Monster name: Nick

Nickel

Atomic number
28
Symbol
Ni
Series
transition metals
Group
10
Period
4
State of matter
solid
  • magnetic
  • native element

Nickel is a typical coinage metal: All around the world it is used to make coins. The 5-Cent Piece is named after it. The origin of the name comes from a mischievous sprite of German mythology, Nickel. In medieval times, miners believed that the copper ore was beset by these spirits.

Nick the monster is a silent mining gnome who likes to hide. Only with his buddy Cobald he likes to go out and play pranks on others.

Electrolytically refined pure nickel nodules
Electrolytically refined pure nickel nodules — Image source: Wikimedia Commons