Nickel
Ni58.693 g/mol Calculated
Also called Fibrex, Fibrex P and Niccolum metallicum.
The metal that makes stainless steel and rechargeable batteries. Sweat dissolves traces of it from jewellery, which is why EU rules cap how much an earring may release. Element 28.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Other namesfrom sourcePubChem / Wikidata
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
Where you encounter it
A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product. Nickel on our curated lists.
Household
Batteries and electronicsAdded by the maker
Sources and notes
- Our curated lists and their amountsfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach amount is an editorial figure from our food and drink lists, not a measurement of any one product.
- How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- Ni
- Molecular weight
- 58.693 g/mol
Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia via PubChem
Danger Flammable pictogram (GHS02), Toxic pictogram (GHS06), Irritant pictogram (GHS07), Health hazard pictogram (GHS08) and Environmental pictogram (GHS09); hazard statements H250, H317, H334, H341, H350, H351, H372, H411, H412
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Element & material
- Family
- Chemical elements
- Product lists
- Batteries and electronics
- Hazard classes
- Flammable, Acutely toxic, Irritant, Health hazard, Environmental hazard, GHS Danger
- Size
- Under 100 g/mol
Questions
- What is Nickel?
- The metal that makes stainless steel and rechargeable batteries. Sweat dissolves traces of it from jewellery, which is why EU rules cap how much an earring may release. Element 28.
- Where is Nickel found?
- Nickel is in these product groups: batteries and electronics. from source
- How toxic is Nickel?
- Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Flammable, Toxic, Irritant, Health hazard and Environmental. from source
- What kind of molecule is Nickel?
- Nickel has the formula Ni and a molecular weight of 58.693 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
- ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
- EU CLP Regulationfrom sourceAttributionSource: EUR-Lex, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, © European Union.
- Safe Work Australiafrom sourceAttributionSource: Safe Work Australia, Hazardous Chemical Information System, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09