Iron

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Iron
General Info
Atomic Symbol	Fe
Atomic Number	26
Atomic Weight	55.845 g/mol55.845 amu
Chemical series	Transition Metals
Appearance	lustrous, silver-gray, metalic
Group, Period, Block	8, 4, d
Electron configuration	1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d6
Electrons per shell	2, 8, 16
CAS number	[[CAS number::[7439-89-6]]]
Physical properties
Phase	solid
Density	7.874 g/ml
Melting point	1811 K1,537.85 °C 2,800.13 °F 3,259.8 °R
Boiling point	3134 K2,860.85 °C 5,181.53 °F 5,641.2 °R
Isotopes of Iron
iso NA half-life DT DE (MeV) DP Iron-54 5.8% is stable with neutrons. Iron-56 91.7% is stable with neutrons. Iron-57 2.2% is stable with neutrons. Iron-58 0.3% is stable with neutrons.
All properties are for STP unless otherwise stated.

Introduction

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Iron is the 26th element, a transition metal, and one of the few ferromagnetic elements.

Properties

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Occurrences

the iron in these rocks makes the river turn red

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Uses

Lars Lentz's picture of iron ore pellets being prepared to be processed into steel

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