Iron


 * Element Name**: Iron


 * Element Symbol**: Fe


 * Atomic Mass**: 56[[image:Iron_Quentin.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number**: 26


 * Protons**: 26


 * Electrons**: 26


 * Discovery**: It is found in iron ore, it wasn't found by only one person because it is pretty common.


 * How It Was Named**: From the Anglo-Saxon word iron, comes from the Latin word ferrum.


 * State of Matter**: Its a solid


 * Melting Point**: 1538°C


 * Boiling Point**: 2861°C


 * Characteristics**: It has four allotropic forms or ferrites, known as alpha, beta, gamma, and omega. Iron is hard, brittle, Fairley, fusible. iron metal is a silvery, lustrous metal which has important magnetic properties.


 * Uses of Element**: Used to produce other alloys, including steel


 * Interesting Facts**: There is a Iron pillar, dating to about A.D 400, remains standing today in Delhi India.

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