Iron [Fe] (CAS-ID: 7439-89-6) locate me
An: 26 N: 30 Am: 55.845 (2)
Group No: 8 
Block: d-block  Period: 4
State: solid at 298 K
Colour: lustrous, metallic, greyish tinge Classification: Metallic
Boiling Point: 3034K (2861'C)
Melting Point: 1811K (1538'C)
Density: 7.86g/cm3
Availability: Iron is available in many forms including foil, chips, sheet, wire, granules, nanosized activated powder, powder, and rod. Small and large samples of iron foil, sheet and wire (also Iron alloy in foil form and stainless steel alloys in foil, sheet, wire, wire straight cut lengths, insulated wire, mesh, rod, tube and powder form).
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Discovery Information
Who: Known to the ancients.
Name Origin
Latin: ferrum (iron).
Sources
Obtained from iron ores. It makes up about 34% of the of the mass of the Earth's crust. It is the most abundant heavy metal in the universe, the tenth most abundant element.
Uses
Used in steel and other alloys which are used in countless products. It is essential for animals as it is the chief constituent of hemoglobin which carries oxygen in blood vessels.
Iron(III) oxides are used in the production of magnetic storage in computers. They are often mixed with other compounds, and retain their magnetic properties in solution.
Notes
Iron is the most used of all the metals, comprising 95 percent of all the metal tonnage produced worldwide.
With the exception of a few bacteria, iron is essential to all living organisms.
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