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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)
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 (at 20° C)7.874 g/cm3[3]
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 statescommon: +2, +3
−4,? −2,[4] −1,[4] 0[4] −2,[4] +1,[5] +4,[4] +5,[6] +6,[4] +7[7]
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 structureα-Fe: ​body-centered cubic (bcc) (cI2)
Lattice constant
Body-centered cubic crystal structure for α-Fe: iron
a = 286.65 pm (at 20 °C)[3]
Crystal structureγ-Fe (912–1394 °C): ​face-centered cubic (fcc) (cF4)
Lattice constant
Face-centered cubic crystal structure for γ-Fe (912–1394 °C): iron
a = 364.68 pm (at 916 °C)[8]
Thermal expansion12.07×10−6/K (at 20 °C)[3]
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
Speed of sound thin rod5120 m/s (at r.t.) (electrolytic)
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[9] Decay
abun­dance half-life (t1/2) mode pro­duct
54Fe 5.85% stable
55Fe synth 2.73 y ε 55Mn
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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Fe · Iron
Mn ←

ibox Mn

iso
26
Fe  [e]
IB-Fe [e]
IBisos [e]
→ Co

ibox Co

indexes by PT (page)
child table, as reused in {IB-Fe}
Main isotopes of iron
Main isotopes[9] Decay
abun­dance half-life (t1/2) mode pro­duct
54Fe 5.85% stable
55Fe synth 2.73 y ε 55Mn
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
Data sets read by {{Infobox element}}
Name and identifiers
Symbol etymology (11 non-trivial)
Top image (caption, alt)
Pronunciation
Allotropes (overview)
Group (overview)
Period (overview)
Block (overview)
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 (46) · (this table: )

References

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