Chemical Symbol Fe (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the Fe element?

The answer is Iron, whose symbol is Fe, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Iron Overview

Chemical Symbol

Fe (Iron)

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

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.

Name Origin

Anglo-Saxon: iron; symbol from Latin: ferrum (iron).

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

Atomic Number

26

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Atomic Mass

55,847

Discovery

Discovered By: Known to the ancients.

Year: Unknown

Location: Unknown

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