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Iron, 26Fe
Pure iron chips with a high purity iron cube
Iron
Pronunciation/ˈərn/
Allotropessee Allotropes of iron
Appearancelustrous metallic with a grayish tinge
Standard atomic weight Ar°(Fe)
55.845(2)[1]
Iron in the periodic table
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Fe

Ru
manganeseironcobalt
Atomic number (Z)26
Groupgroup 8
Periodperiod 4
Block  d-block
Electron configuration[Ar] 3d6 4s2
Electrons per shell2, 8, 14, 2
Physical properties
Phase at STPsolid
Melting point1811 K ​(1538 °C, ​2800 °F)
Boiling point3134 K ​(2861 °C, ​5182 °F)
Density (near r.t.)7.874 g/cm3
when liquid (at m.p.)6.98 g/cm3
Heat of fusion13.81 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization340 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity25.10 J/(mol·K)
Vapor pressure
P (Pa) 1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k
at T (K) 1728 1890 2091 2346 2679 3132
Atomic properties
Oxidation states−4, −2, −1, 0, +1,[2] +2, +3, +4, +5,[3] +6, +7[4] (an amphoteric oxide)
ElectronegativityPauling scale: 1.83
Ionization energies
  • 1st: 762.5 kJ/mol
  • 2nd: 1561.9 kJ/mol
  • 3rd: 2957 kJ/mol
  • (more)
Atomic radiusempirical: 126 pm
Covalent radiusLow spin: 132±3 pm
High spin: 152±6 pm
Van der Waals radius194 [1] pm
Color lines in a spectral range
Spectral lines of iron
Other properties
Natural occurrenceprimordial
Crystal structurebody-centered cubic (bcc)
Body-centered cubic crystal structure for iron

a=286.65 pm
Crystal structureface-centered cubic (fcc)
Face-centered cubic crystal structure for iron

between 1185–1667 K; a=364.680 pm
Speed of sound thin rod5120 m/s (at r.t.) (electrolytic)
Thermal expansion11.8 µm/(m⋅K) (at 25 °C)
Thermal conductivity80.4 W/(m⋅K)
Electrical resistivity96.1 nΩ⋅m (at 20 °C)
Curie point1043 K
Magnetic orderingferromagnetic
Young's modulus211 GPa
Shear modulus82 GPa
Bulk modulus170 GPa
Poisson ratio0.29
Mohs hardness4
Vickers hardness608 MPa
Brinell hardness200–1180 MPa
CAS Number7439-89-6
History
Discoverybefore 5000 BC
Symbol"Fe": from Latin ferrum
Isotopes of iron
Main isotopes[5] Decay
abun­dance half-life (t1/2) mode pro­duct
54Fe 5.85% stable
56Fe 91.8% stable
57Fe 2.12% stable
58Fe 0.28% stable
59Fe synth 44.6 d β 59Co
60Fe trace 2.6×106 y β 60Co
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Mn ←

i'box Mn

iso
26
Fe (E)
→ Co

i'box Co

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Symbol etymology (11 non-trivial)
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Allotropes (overview)
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Natural occurrence
Phase at STP
Oxidation states
Spectral lines image
Electron configuration (cmt, ref)
Isotopes
Standard atomic weight
  most stable isotope
Wikidata
Wikidata *
* Not used in {{Infobox element}} (2023-01-01)
See also {{Index of data sets}} · Cat:data sets (11) · (this table: )

References

  1. "Standard Atomic Weights: Iron". CIAAW. 1993.
  2. Ram, R. S.; Bernath, P. F. (2003). "Fourier transform emission spectroscopy of the g4Δ–a4Δ system of FeCl". Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 221 (2): 261. Bibcode:2003JMoSp.221..261R. doi:10.1016/S0022-2852(03)00225-X.
  3. Demazeau, G.; Buffat, B.; Pouchard, M.; Hagenmuller, P. (1982). "Recent developments in the field of high oxidation states of transition elements in oxides stabilization of six-coordinated Iron(V)". Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 491: 60–66. doi:10.1002/zaac.19824910109.
  4. Lu, J.; Jian, J.; Huang, W.; Lin, H.; Li, J; Zhou, M. (2016). "Experimental and theoretical identification of the Fe(VII) oxidation state in FeO4". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 18 (45): 31125–31131. Bibcode:2016PCCP...1831125L. doi:10.1039/C6CP06753K. PMID 27812577.
  5. Kondev, F. G.; Wang, M.; Huang, W. J.; Naimi, S.; Audi, G. (2021). "The NUBASE2020 evaluation of nuclear properties" (PDF). Chinese Physics C. 45 (3): 030001. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/abddae.