Symbol
Fe
Nh
Group Number
813
0
17
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Period Number
47
2
7
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Block
d block
p block
Element Family
Transition Metal
Probably Post-Transition
CAS Number
743989654084707
7429905
54386242
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Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
-
Space Group Number
229.00194.00
11
276
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Interesting Facts
- 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.
Nihonium is a synthetic chemical element and is highly radioactive.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals
Synthetically Produced
History
Who Discovered
-
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Discovery
Before 5000 BC
In 2003
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.11 %0.00 %
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
0.10 %-
0
0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %-
0
22
👆🏻
Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %-
1E-37
8.1
👆🏻
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %-
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.01 %-
0
1.4
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Uses & Benefits
- 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.
- Currently known uses of Ununtrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
-
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
-
Other Uses
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues
Research Purposes
Biological Properties
Toxicity
Non Toxic
-
Present in Human Body
✔
✘
✔
✘
In Blood
447.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
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In Bone
380.00 p.p.m.0.20 p.p.m.
0
170000
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Melting Point
1,535.00 °C430.00 °C
-38.83
3410
👆🏻
Boiling Point
2,750.00 °C1,130.00 °C
0
5660
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Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Gray
-
Luster
Metallic
Unknown Luster
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
4.00-
0.2
8.5
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Brinell Hardness
200.00 MPa600.00 MPa
0.14
3490
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Vickers Hardness
608.00 MPa350.00 MPa
0
3920
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Speed of Sound
5,120.00 m/s3,600.00 m/s
818
16200
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Optical Properties
Refractive Index
2.601.30
0.155
3.41
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Reflectivity
65.00 %60.00 %
5
97
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Allotropes
✔
✘
✔
✘
α Allotropes
Ferrite (alpha Iron)
-
β Allotropes
beta Iron
-
γ Allotropes
gamma Iron
-
Chemical Formula
Fe
Nh
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
267
0
38
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Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
1.831.30
0
2.6
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Sanderson Electronegativity
2.201.90
0.22
2.56
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.641.30
0.86
1.9
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Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.831.00
0.62
2.48
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Allen Electronegativity
1.800.70
0.659
2.7
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Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
2.172.20
1.46
3.3
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Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol704.90 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
👆🏻
2nd Energy Level
1,561.90 kJ/mol2,238.50 kJ/mol
392.8
28750
👆🏻
3rd Energy Level
2,957.00 kJ/mol3,023.30 kJ/mol
392.8
34230
👆🏻
4th Energy Level
5,290.00 kJ/mol4,351.50 kJ/mol
375.7
37066
👆🏻
5th Energy Level
7,240.00 kJ/mol5,692.60 kJ/mol
392
97510
👆🏻
6th Energy Level
9,560.00 kJ/mol7,000.00 kJ/mol
1007
105800
👆🏻
7th Energy level
12,060.00 kJ/mol7,040.00 kJ/mol
1007
114300
👆🏻
8th Energy Level
14,580.00 kJ/mol7,040.00 kJ/mol
730
125300
👆🏻
9th Energy Level
22,540.00 kJ/mol7,040.00 kJ/mol
1007
134700
👆🏻
10th Energy Level
25,290.00 kJ/mol7,040.00 kJ/mol
392
144300
👆🏻
11th Energy Level
28,000.00 kJ/mol7,040.00 kJ/mol
392
169988
👆🏻
12th Energy Level
31,920.00 kJ/mol70,000.00 kJ/mol
0
189368
👆🏻
13th Energy Level
34,830.00 kJ/mol7,000.00 kJ/mol
1007
76015
👆🏻
14th Energy Level
37,840.00 kJ/mol7,000.00 kJ/mol
380
86450
👆🏻
15th Energy Level
44,100.00 kJ/mol70,000.00 kJ/mol
33000
100700
👆🏻
16th Energy Level
47,206.00 kJ/mol70,000.00 kJ/mol
375.7
109480
👆🏻
17th Energy Level
122,200.00 kJ/mol540.00 kJ/mol
375.7
122200
👆🏻
18th Energy Level
131,000.00 kJ/mol3,200.00 kJ/mol
0
134810
👆🏻
19th Energy Level
140,500.00 kJ/mol540.20 kJ/mol
375.7
148700
👆🏻
20th Energy Level
152,600.00 kJ/mol700.00 kJ/mol
0
171200
👆🏻
21st Energy Level
163,000.00 kJ/mol1,130.00 kJ/mol
375.7
179100
👆🏻
22nd Energy Level
173,600.00 kJ/mol558.00 kJ/mol
330
184900
👆🏻
23rd Energy Level
188,100.00 kJ/mol7,000.00 kJ/mol
357.6
198800
👆🏻
24th Energy Level
195,200.00 kJ/mol700.00 kJ/mol
297.3
195200
👆🏻
25th Energy Level
762.00 kJ/mol0.00 kJ/mol
0
121900
👆🏻
26th Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol586.20 kJ/mol
357.6
127700
👆🏻
27th Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol704.90 kJ/mol
0
133800
👆🏻
28th Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol704.90 kJ/mol
297.3
139800
👆🏻
29th Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol704.90 kJ/mol
0
148100
👆🏻
30th Energy Level
762.00 kJ/mol704.00 kJ/mol
0
154500
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Electrochemical Equivalent
0.69 g/amp-hr3.00 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
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Electron Work Function
4.70 eV4.90 eV
2.14
6
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Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Ionization
Atomic Number
26113
3
117
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Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d6 4s2
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p1
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Not Known
Crystal Lattice
Atom
Number of Protons
26113
3
117
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Number of Neutrons
30150
4
285
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Number of Electrons
26113
3
117
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Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
126.00 pm170.00 pm
0
348
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Covalent Radius
132.00 pm170.00 pm
0
260
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Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm320.00 pm
0
348
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Atomic Weight
55.85 amu286.00 amu
6.94
294
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Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol21.10 cm3/mol
1.39
71.07
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Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Previous Element
Next Element
Valence Electron Potential
67.00 (-eV)6.20 (-eV)
0
392.42
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Lattice Constant
286.65 pm0.00 pm
0
891.25
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Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
-
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.351.58
0.423
1.9
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Density
Density At Room Temperature
7.87 g/cm316.00 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
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Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.98 g/cm316.00 g/cm3
0.512
41
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Tensile Strength
11,000.00 MPa80.00 MPa
0.1
11000
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Viscosity
0.000.00
1.5E-05
0.0035
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Vapor Pressure
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
121
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Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
36.80 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
774
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Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
82.00 GPa40.00 GPa
1.3
222
👆🏻
Bulk Modulus
170.00 GPa0.00 GPa
0
462
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Young's Modulus
211.00 GPa12.20 GPa
0
528
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Poisson Ratio
0.290.30
0.032
0.47
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Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable
-
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
7.2016.00
0.53
4500
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Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic
-
Permeability
0.01 H/m0.00 H/m
1.25643E-06
0.0063
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Susceptibility
200,000.000.00
-0.000166
200000
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Electrical Properties
Electrical Property
Conductor
-
Resistivity
96.10 nΩ·m0.32 nΩ·m
0.1
961
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Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω0.00 106/cm Ω
0
0.63
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Electron Affinity
15.70 kJ/mol0.00 kJ/mol
0
222.8
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Specific Heat
0.44 J/(kg K)0.12 J/(kg K)
0.1
3.6
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Molar Heat Capacity
25.10 J/mol·K27.00 J/mol·K
13.1
62.7
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Thermal Conductivity
80.40 W/m·K1.70 W/m·K
0
429
👆🏻
Critical Temperature
1,811.00 K700.00 K
26.3
3695
👆🏻
Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)6.20 µm/(m·K)
4.5
97
👆🏻
Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
351.00 kJ/mol410.80 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
👆🏻
Enthalpy of Fusion
14.90 kJ/mol-
2.1
35.23
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Enthalpy of Atomization
414.20 kJ/mol320.70 kJ/mol
61.5
837
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Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K65.00 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1
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