The effect of hydrogen on the magnetism in both cluster and bulk material o
f ferromagnetic metal nickel was investigated using first-principles calcul
ations. It is found that the interaction of H atoms with the host atoms dec
reases the exchange interaction and suppresses magnetism. Thermodynamic ana
lysis has also been made for the temperature and magnetization dependency o
f hydrogen solubility near the Curie point in bulk nickel using the extende
d higher order regular solution model.