Nickel has the chemical symbol Ni and the atomic number 28. It is a lustrous silvery-white metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a transition metal that is both hard and ductile. Pure nickel, powdered to maximize the reactive surface area, exhibits significant chemical activity; however, larger pieces are slow to react with air under standard conditions because an oxide layer forms on the surface, preventing further corrosion (passivation).
Even so, pure native nickel is only found in trace amounts in the Earth’s crust, typically in ultramafic rocks and the interiors of larger nickel-iron meteorites that were not exposed to oxygen while outside the Earth’s atmosphere.
The majority of nickel production is used for alloying elements, coatings, batteries, and a variety of other applications including kitchen wares, mobile phones, medical equipment, transportation, buildings, power generation, and jewelry. The production of ferronickel for stainless steel dominates the use of nickel (66 percent ).
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Python
Python is an interpreted high-level general-purpose programming language. Its design philosophy prioritizes code readability through extensive indentation. Its language elements and object-oriented approach are intended to help programmers write clear, logical code for small and large-scale projects alike.
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For its relative ease of learning, Python has been used by many non-programmers, such as accountants and scientists, for a variety of common tasks, such as financial planning.
Nickel (NI) Example using Python
import requests
base_currency = 'USD'
symbol = 'NI'
endpoint = 'latest'
access_key = 'API_KEY'
resp = requests.get(
'https://metals-api.com/api/'+endpoint+'?access_key='+access_key+'&base='+base_currency+'&symbols='+symbol)
if resp.status_code != 200:
# This means something went wrong.
raise ApiError('GET /'+endpoint+'/ {}'.format(resp.status_code))
print(resp.json())
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