Airn

chemical element wi the atomic nummer o 26

Airn is a chemical element in the periodic cairt that haes the symbol Fe (L.: Ferrum) an atomic nummer 26. Airn is a group 8 an period 4 Metal. Airn is kent for bein the last element made bi stellar nucleosynthesis, an sicweys the maist wechtie element that disna require a supernova or seemilar catacleesmic event for tae be formed. It is, tharefore, the maist rowthie wechtie metal in the universe.

Airn, 26Fe
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Airn
Appearancelustrous metallic wi a grayish tinge
Standard atomic weight Ar, std(Fe)55.845(2)[1]
Airn in the periodic cairt
HydrogenHelium
LithiumBerylliumBoronCarbonNitrogenOxygenFluorineNeon
SodiumMagnesiumAluminiumSiliconPhosphorusSulfurChlorineArgon
PotassiumCalciumScandiumTitaniumVanadiumChromiumManganeseAirnCobaltNickelCapperZincGalliumGermaniumArsenicSeleniumBromineKrypton
RubidiumStrontiumYttriumZirconiumNiobiumMolybdenumTechnetiumRutheniumRhodiumPalladiumSiller (element)CadmiumIndiumTinAntimonyTelluriumIodineXenon
CaesiumBariumLanthanumCeriumPraseodymiumNeodymiumPromethiumSamariumEuropiumGadoliniumTerbiumDysprosiumHolmiumErbiumThuliumYtterbiumLutetiumHafniumTantalumTungstenRheniumOsmiumIridiumPlatinumGowdMercur (element)ThalliumLeid (element)BismuthPoloniumAstatineRadon
FranciumRadiumActiniumThoriumProtactiniumUraniumNeptuniumPlutoniumAmericiumCuriumBerkeliumCaliforniumEinsteiniumFermiumMendeleviumNobeliumLawrenciumRutherfordiumDubniumSeaborgiumBohriumHassiumMeitneriumDarmstadtiumRoentgeniumCoperniciumUnuntriumFleroviumUnunpentiumLivermoriumUnunseptiumUnunoctium
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Fe

Ru
manganeseairncobalt
Atomic nummer (Z)26
Groupgroup 8
Periodperiod 4
Blockd-block
Element category  Transeetion metal
Electron confeeguration[Ar] 3d6 4s2
Electrons per shell2, 8, 14, 2
Pheesical properties
Phase at STPsolit
Meltin pynt1811 K ​(1538 °C, ​2800 °F)
Bylin pynt3134 K ​(2862 °C, ​5182 °F)
Density (near r.t.)7.874 g/cm3
when liquid (at m.p.)6.98 g/cm3
Heat o fusion13.81 kJ/mol
Heat o vapourisation340 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity25.10 J/(mol·K)
Vapour pressur
P (Pa)1101001 k10 k100 k
at T (K)172818902091234626793132
Atomic properties
Oxidation states−4, −2, −1, 0, +1,[2] +2, +3, +4, +5,[3] +6, +7[4] (an amphoteric oxide)
ElectronegativityPauling scale: 1.83
Ionisation energies
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Atomic radiusempirical: 126 pm
Covalent radius132±3 (law spin), 152±6 (heich spin) pm
Colour lines in a spectral range
Colour lines in a spectral range
Spectral lines o airn
Ither properties
Naitural occurrenceprimordial
Creestal structur ​body-centred cubic (bcc)
Body-centered cubic creestal structur for airn

a=286.65 pm;
Speed o soond thin rod(electrolytic)
5120 m/s (at r.t.)
Thermal expansion11.8 µm/(m·K) (at 25 °C)
Thermal conductivity80.4 W/(m·K)
Electrical resistivity96.1 n Ω·m (at 20 °C)
Magnetic orderinferromagnetic
Young's modulus211 GPa
Shear modulus82 GPa
Bulk modulus170 GPa
Poisson ratio0.29
Mohs haurdness4
Vickers haurdness608 MPa
Brinell haurdness490 MPa
CAS Nummer7439-89-6
History
Diskiveryafore 5000 BC
Main isotopes o airn
Iso­topeAbun­danceHauf-life (t1/2)Decay modePro­duct
54Fe5.8%>3.1×1022 y+β+)54Cr
55Fesyn2.73 yε55Mn
56Fe91.72%stable
57Fe2.2%stable
58Fe0.28%stable
59Fesyn44.503 dβ59Co
60Fesyn2.6×106 yβ60Co
Decay modes in parentheses are predictit, but hae nae yet been observed
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