Iron

Iron

Fast Facts~Standard State: Solid~Everyday products: Iron skillets, steel in buildings

Common Uses:-appears in humans in hemoglobin molecules-pig iron is used to produce other ion alloys-steel-Iron skillets~used to build structures in concstruction

Fast Facts~ Common iron formulas:FeO, Fe3 O4 , Fe2 O3, FeCl2, FeCl3

Fast Facts~Atomic Number: 26~Weight: 55.847~Melting Point: 1535°C~Boiling Point: 2750°C

Symbol:FeOrigin:Latin: ferrum Anglo-Saxon: iren

Discovery:- known since pre-historic time-no known discoverer

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