I mean, is the american money NICKEL made out of the same NICKEL that appears on the periodic table of elements?
2006-12-14 15:26:45 · 6 answers · asked by go UCLA bruins! 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
No, Pure nickel is too expensive. The coins are alloys made of cheaper materials.. It is most likely a combination of real nickel and copper.
Test it by applying a magnet to it. Nickel is one of the 5 ferromagnetic elements. The reason that nickel wont stick is because the coin is mostly copper.
2006-12-14 15:37:22 · answer #1 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The war nickels from 1942-1945 with the large mint marks above the dome of Monticello are made of 56%copper, 35% Silver, and 9% manganese. All other nickels (5 cent coins) are a mixture of copper and nickel. The first coins to be worth 5 cents are called 1/2 dimes and they were made of .900 silver except fot the vary early years the had less silver. The dime, quarter and 1/2 dollar minted 1964 and before are 90% silver. The 1/2 dollars from 1965-1970 are 40% silver, that is the 1/2 dollars only.
2016-03-16 00:34:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Are nickels made of nickel?
I mean, is the american money NICKEL made out of the same NICKEL that appears on the periodic table of elements?
2015-08-07 19:53:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They used to be, but they changed them sometimes maybe after the last world war and now they are made of something cheaper.
2006-12-14 15:29:49 · answer #4 · answered by nesmith52 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
2006-12-14 15:52:32 · answer #5 · answered by aSnxbByx113 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, they are different
2006-12-14 15:49:18 · answer #6 · answered by Hoda S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋