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The lead includes an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes nickel as the element Ni, and atomic number 28. The lead includes a brief description of the article's major sections; properties of nickel, nickel compounds, history of nickel, nickel applications, coinage, nickel production, biological role of nickel, toxicity, and extraction of nickel. The lead does not include information that is not present in the article. The lead is concise and not overly-detailed about Nickel, as it gives a good overview of the article and was clear and easy to understand.
The article's content is relevant to nickel, as the content consists of chemical, geological, and biological properties of nickel, nickel compounds, history of Ni ore, world production of nickel, coinage, extraction of nickel, nickel applications, toxicity, and the occurrence of nickel. Most of the content is up-to-date. The world Ni production, and Ni extraction plots are from a time span till 2020. However, the Ni ore grade evolution is from a time span of 1875 to 2010, thus it should become more up-to-date to the current year (2020). There is not much content missing, and there is no content that does not belong. Additional content that can be included may be images/diagrams for the biological role of nickel.
The article has a neutral tone. There are no claims that appear heavily biased towards a particular position. There are no viewpoints that seem over-represented, or underrepresented. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another, as it shows an overview of characteristics of nickel that have been accumulated from several reliable secondary sources.
All the facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information. The sources include; books, research articles, academic presses, and international newspapers. Examples of these sources within the article are: ASM Specialty Handbook, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Handbook of Mineralogy, Handbook of Non-Ferrous Metal Powders, Indian Journal of Medical Research. The sources are thorough, as there is a broad amount of different secondary sources available for nickel. The sources are relatively current, as they go up to year 2019. The links to the sources work.
The article is well-written, concise, and was relatively easy to read. The article consisted of several helpful wiki-links, enabling me to further understand nickel. The article does not have any grammatical or spelling errors. The article is well organized, and is broken down into several sections that reflect the major points of nickel. Several headings were used throughout the article, with subheadings arranged by themes with visually appealing images and diagrams.
The article consists of several images that enhance understanding of nickel. Furthermore, the images are well-captioned, as they are concise and provide the reader more insight on nickel. All the images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The images are laid out in a visually appealing way, and entice the reader to continue reading the article. The most intriguing image was the electrolytically refined nickel nodule, further providing more insight on electrorefining of nickel. Other images such as the Widmanstätten pattern was quite striking, and I enjoyed the relation it had to the nickel alloys kamacite and taenite in iron meteorites.
Conversations within the article include; reasons for a certain source, changing of a source, changing of citations, reasons for selecting content, reasons on why users chose nickel as a topic of interest. The article is rated as a good article. The article is part of the Wikiproject known as: Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology/Recognized content. Wikipedia discusses nickel, with more content and detail than in class. This is because nickel is a transition metal, that is applicable to many scientific fields, such as geology, biology, and chemistry.
The article's overall status is good (Class: GA). The article's strengths include, a concise overview of a broad topic within the sciences, the article was well-written, and consisted of several reliable secondary sources. The article has a neutral tone, with no claims that appear heavily biased towards a particular position. Additionally, the article is evaluated as good, thus is considered as a high quality article. The article could be improved by showing images/figures for the biological role of nickel, as well as the collection of a new plot that is more up-to-date for Ni ore grade evolution. The article is well developed, as it consists of 120 references, it provides a general overview of geological, biological, and chemical information of nickel, it is evaluated as a good article, and has lots of activity within the talk page.
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This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.
The lead includes an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes nickel as the element Ni, and atomic number 28. The lead includes a brief description of the article's major sections; properties of nickel, nickel compounds, history of nickel, nickel applications, coinage, nickel production, biological role of nickel, toxicity, and extraction of nickel. The lead does not include information that is not present in the article. The lead is concise and not overly-detailed about Nickel, as it gives a good overview of the article and was clear and easy to understand.
The article's content is relevant to nickel, as the content consists of chemical, geological, and biological properties of nickel, nickel compounds, history of Ni ore, world production of nickel, coinage, extraction of nickel, nickel applications, toxicity, and the occurrence of nickel. Most of the content is up-to-date. The world Ni production, and Ni extraction plots are from a time span till 2020. However, the Ni ore grade evolution is from a time span of 1875 to 2010, thus it should become more up-to-date to the current year (2020). There is not much content missing, and there is no content that does not belong. Additional content that can be included may be images/diagrams for the biological role of nickel.
The article has a neutral tone. There are no claims that appear heavily biased towards a particular position. There are no viewpoints that seem over-represented, or underrepresented. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another, as it shows an overview of characteristics of nickel that have been accumulated from several reliable secondary sources.
All the facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information. The sources include; books, research articles, academic presses, and international newspapers. Examples of these sources within the article are: ASM Specialty Handbook, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Handbook of Mineralogy, Handbook of Non-Ferrous Metal Powders, Indian Journal of Medical Research. The sources are thorough, as there is a broad amount of different secondary sources available for nickel. The sources are relatively current, as they go up to year 2019. The links to the sources work.
The article is well-written, concise, and was relatively easy to read. The article consisted of several helpful wiki-links, enabling me to further understand nickel. The article does not have any grammatical or spelling errors. The article is well organized, and is broken down into several sections that reflect the major points of nickel. Several headings were used throughout the article, with subheadings arranged by themes with visually appealing images and diagrams.
The article consists of several images that enhance understanding of nickel. Furthermore, the images are well-captioned, as they are concise and provide the reader more insight on nickel. All the images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The images are laid out in a visually appealing way, and entice the reader to continue reading the article. The most intriguing image was the electrolytically refined nickel nodule, further providing more insight on electrorefining of nickel. Other images such as the Widmanstätten pattern was quite striking, and I enjoyed the relation it had to the nickel alloys kamacite and taenite in iron meteorites.
Conversations within the article include; reasons for a certain source, changing of a source, changing of citations, reasons for selecting content, reasons on why users chose nickel as a topic of interest. The article is rated as a good article. The article is part of the Wikiproject known as: Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology/Recognized content. Wikipedia discusses nickel, with more content and detail than in class. This is because nickel is a transition metal, that is applicable to many scientific fields, such as geology, biology, and chemistry.
The article's overall status is good (Class: GA). The article's strengths include, a concise overview of a broad topic within the sciences, the article was well-written, and consisted of several reliable secondary sources. The article has a neutral tone, with no claims that appear heavily biased towards a particular position. Additionally, the article is evaluated as good, thus is considered as a high quality article. The article could be improved by showing images/figures for the biological role of nickel, as well as the collection of a new plot that is more up-to-date for Ni ore grade evolution. The article is well developed, as it consists of 120 references, it provides a general overview of geological, biological, and chemical information of nickel, it is evaluated as a good article, and has lots of activity within the talk page.
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