Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
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Im_ 3m
Interesting Facts
- IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
- In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
- Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
- The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
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Discovery
In 1968
Before 5000 BC
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
- Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
Industrial Uses
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Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Medical Uses
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Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Unknown Luster
Metallic
α Allotropes
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Ferrite (alpha Iron)
γ Allotropes
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gamma Iron
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2
[Ar] 3d6 4s2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile, Malleable, Weldable
Magnetic Ordering
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Ferromagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor
Enthalpy of Atomization
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