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26 Fe 55.8452 u

Element 26 · Solid at room temperature

Iron

Transition metals

Looks like: lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge.

Fe

Iron is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from Latin:ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is by mass the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core.

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Atomic mass

55.8452u

Density

7.874g/cm³

Melts

1811 K

Boils

3134 K

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Iron's family

Elements in the same column share their outer-electron count, so they behave alike.

What it becomes

Everyday compounds in our curated set that contain Iron — the upward direction of the map: atom → molecule → stuff you know.

Source

Discovered by 5000 BC.

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