Iron
Latin name | Ferrum |
English name | Iron |
chemical symbol | Fe |
atomic number | 26 |
relative atomic mass | 55,847 |
period | 4 |
group | VIII.B |
classification | transition metals |
discovery year | N/A |
melting point [°C] | 1535 |
boiling point [°C] | 2861 |
density [g cm-3] | 7,86 |
density at melting point [g cm-3] | 6,98 |
electronegativity [Pauling] | 1,83 |
stand. el. potential [V] | -0,04 |
oxidation states | I, II, III, IV, VI |
electron configuration | [Ar]3d6 4s2 |
atomic radius [pm] | 156 |
covalent radius [pm] | 125 |
specific heat [J g-1K-1] | 0,44 |
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1] | 13,8 |
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1] | 80 |
el. conductivity [S m-1] | 1.107 |
el. resistivity [10-6 Ω.m] | 0,101 |
1. ionizing potential [eV] | 7,9024 |
2. ionizing potential [eV] | 16,18 |
3. ionizing potential [eV] | 30,651 |
Mohs hardness | 4 |
Vickers hardness [MPa] | 608 |
Brinell hardness [MPa] | 490 |
shear modulus [GPa] | 82 |
Young's modulus [GPa] | 211 |
Curie's point [K] | 1043 |
state at normal conditions | solid |
Resources
- BARTHELMY, David. Mineral Species containing Iron. In: Mineralogy Database [online]. 2010 [cit. 2012-06-22]. Available from: http://webmineral.com/chem/Chem-Fe.shtml
- HUSTED, Robert; et al. Iron. In: LANS Los Alamos National Lab [online]. 2011 [cit. 2012-06-26]. Available from: http://periodic.lanl.gov/26.shtml
- Iron. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001, 2012-06-24 [cit. 2012-06-26]. Available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron
- REMY, Heinrich. Anorganická chemie - II. díl. 2. české vydání, dotisk. Praha: SNTL 1972, s. 265-304
- TUCK, Christopher. Iron ore. In: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Mineral Commodity Summaries [online]. 2013 [cit. 2013-03-03]. Available from: http://minerals.usgs.gov/.../mcs-2013-feore.pdf
manganese ← iron → cobalt