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Iron, ₂₆Fe

Iron
Appearance	lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge
Standard atomic weight Ar, std(Fe)	55.845(2)
Iron in the periodic table
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Atomic number (Z)	26
Group	group 8
Period	period 4
Block	d-block
Element category	d-block
Electron configuration	[Ar] 3d6 4s2
Electrons per shell	2, 8, 14, 2
Physical properties
Phase at STP	solid
Melting point	1811 K ​(1538 °C, ​2800 °F)
Boiling point	3134 K ​(2862 °C, ​5182 °F)
Density (near r.t.)	7.874 g/cm3
when liquid (at m.p.)	6.98 g/cm3
Heat of fusion	13.81 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization	340 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity	25.10 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, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7 (an amphoteric oxide)
Electronegativity	Pauling scale: 1.83
Ionization energies	1st: 762.5 kJ/mol 2nd: 1561.9 kJ/mol 3rd: 2957 kJ/mol (more)
Atomic radius	empirical: 126 pm
Covalent radius	Low spin: 132±3 pm High spin: 152±6 pm
Spectral lines of iron
Other properties
Natural occurrence	primordial
Crystal structure	​body-centered cubic (bcc) a=286.65 pm
Crystal structure	​face-centered cubic (fcc) between 1185–1667 K; a=364.680 pm
Speed of sound thin rod	5120 m/s (at r.t.) (electrolytic)
Thermal expansion	11.8 µm/(m·K) (at 25 °C)
Thermal conductivity	80.4 W/(m·K)
Electrical resistivity	96.1 nΩ·m (at 20 °C)
Curie point	1043 K
Magnetic ordering	ferromagnetic
Young's modulus	211 GPa
Shear modulus	82 GPa
Bulk modulus	170 GPa
Poisson ratio	0.29
Mohs hardness	4
Vickers hardness	608 MPa
Brinell hardness	200–1180 MPa
CAS Number	7439-89-6
History
Discovery	before 5000 BC
Main isotopes of iron
Iso­tope Abun­dance Physics:Half-life (t1/2) Decay mode Pro­duct 54Fe 5.85% stable 55Fe syn 2.73 y ε 55Mn 56Fe 91.75% stable 57Fe 2.12% stable 58Fe 0.28% stable 59Fe syn 44.6 d β− 59Co 60Fe trace 2.6×106 y β− 60Co

Fe data m.p. cat
	in	calc from C	diff	report	ref
C	1538	—	—
K	1811	1811	0
F	2800	2800	0
max precision	0
WD
input	C: 1538, K: 1811, F: 2800
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Fe data b.p. cat
	in	calc from C	diff	report	ref
C	2862	—	—
K	3134	3135	-1
F	5182	5184	-2
max precision	0
WD
input	C: 2862, K: 3134, F: 5182
comment

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