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1 Facts

1.1 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.

1.2 Sources

Earth's crust, Found in Minerals

1.3 History

1.3.1 Who Discovered

Unknown

1.3.2 Discovery

Before 5000 BC

1.4 Abundance

1.4.1 Abundance In Universe

1.1 * 10-1 %
Rank: 1 (Overall)
Thallium
5E-09 0.11

1.4.2 Abundance In Sun

~0.1 %
Rank: 1 (Overall)
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1

1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites

22.00 %
Rank: 1 (Overall)
Gold
1.7E-07 22

1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust

6.30 %
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1

1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans

0.00 %
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1

1.4.6 Abundance In Humans

0.01 %
Rank: 5 (Overall)
Radium
1E-13 1.4