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Iron Overview
Name Origin
Anglo-Saxon: iron; symbol from Latin: ferrum (iron).
Symbol
Fe (Iron)Description
Malleable, ductile, silvery-white metal. Fourth most abundant element in the earth's crust (56,300 ppm). Ninth most abundant element in the universe.
Discovery
Discovered By: Known to the ancients.
Year: Unknown
Location: Unknown
Sources
Obtained from iron ores. Pure metal produced in blast furnaces by layering limestone, coke and iron ore and forcing hot gasses into the bottom. This heats the coke red hot and the iron is reduced from its oxides and liquified where it flows to the bottom
Uses
Used in steel and other alloys. Essential for humans. It is the chief constituent of hemoglobin which carries oxygen in blood vessels. Its oxides are used in magnetic tapes and disks.
State at 20 °C
Solid
Group
Group Name: Transition MetalÂ
Group in periodic table: 8b
Period in periodic table:Â 4
Atomic Number
26Learn more about the atomic number.
Atomic Mass
55,847
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Stable Isotopes
Fe54 percent abundance: 5.85% Fe56 percent abundance: 91.75% Fe57 percent abundance: 2.12% Fe58 percent abundance: .28%
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Radioactive Isotopes
Fe52-53, Fe55, Fe59-62
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Atomic Structure
Crystalline Structure
Cubic: Body centered
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Shells
Electrons per energy level: 2,8,14,2
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Electron Configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4 s2 3 d6
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Abbreviated Configuration
[Ar] 3d6 4s2
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Valence Electrons
2,3,4,6
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Atom Size
Atomic Radius
1.72 Ã…
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Covalent Radius
1.17 Ã…
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Ionic Radius
.55 (+3) Ã…
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Molar Volume
07.1 cm³/mol
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Chemical Properties
Common Oxidation States
First Ionization Energy
First Ionization Potential
Second Ionization Potential
Third Ionization Potential
Physical Properties
Density
Electrical Conductivity
Thermal Conductivity
Elastic Modulus
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
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Heat Properties
Other heat related physical properties:
Melting Point
Boiling Point
Specific Heat
0.44 J/gK
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Heat of Fusion
13.80 kJ/mol
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Heat of Vaporization
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