nickel
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Sulphur is used to make sulphuric acid, which is used for processing copper, cobalt and nickel and also for the extraction of lithium.
From BBC
Other companies invested tens of billions of dollars in building plants in the U.S. to make lithium-ion batteries with expensive nickel and cobalt inside.
Concentrations of beryllium, copper, chromium, nickel and lead in particular were significantly above established safety thresholds for marine life, prompting fears for the long-term health of fish, marine mammals and the marine food chain.
From Los Angeles Times
Ehrlich chose the five metals—chromium, copper, nickel, tin and tungsten—and took the bet.
Ehrlich accepted the bet and chose copper, chromium, tin, nickel and tungsten.
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