Template:Infobox iron

	child table, as reused in {IB-Fe} v; e; h;
Main isotopes of iron

Iron, ₂₆Fe
	Pure iron chips with an iron cube
Iron
Pronunciation	/ˈaɪərn/ Audio file "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-iron.wav" not found
Allotropes	see Allotropes of iron
Appearance	lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge
Standard atomic weight Ar°(Fe)
	55.845±0.002; 55.845±0.002 (abridged);
Iron in the periodic table
Atomic number (Z)	26
Group	group 8
Period	period 4
Block	d-block
Electron configuration	[Ar] 3d6 4s2
Electrons per shell	2, 8, 14, 2
Physical properties
Phase at STP	solid
Melting point	1811 K (1538 °C, 2800 °F)
Boiling point	3134 K (2861 °C, 5182 °F)
Density (at 20° C)	7.874 g/cm3
when liquid (at m.p.)	6.98 g/cm3
Heat of fusion	13.81 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization	340 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity	25.10 J/(mol·K)
Specific heat capacity	449.458 J/(kg·K)
Atomic properties
Oxidation states	common: +2, +3; −2, −1, 0, +1, +4, +5, +6, +7
Electronegativity	Pauling scale: 1.83
Ionization energies	1st: 762.5 kJ/mol ; 2nd: 1561.9 kJ/mol ; 3rd: 2957 kJ/mol ; (more) ;
Atomic radius	empirical: 126 pm
Covalent radius	Low spin: 132±3 pm; High spin: 152±6 pm
Van der Waals radius	194 [1] pm
	Color lines in a spectral rangeSpectral lines of iron
Other properties
Natural occurrence	primordial
Crystal structure	α-Fe: body-centered cubic (bcc) (cI2)
Lattice constant	Body-centered cubic crystal structure for α-Fe: irona = 286.65 pm (at 20 °C)
Crystal structure	γ-Fe (912–1394 °C): face-centered cubic (fcc) (cF4)
Lattice constant	Face-centered cubic crystal structure for γ-Fe (912–1394 °C): irona = 364.68 pm (at 916 °C)
Thermal expansion	12.07×10−6/K (at 20 °C)
Thermal conductivity	80.4 W/(m⋅K)
Electrical resistivity	96.1 nΩ⋅m (at 20 °C)
Curie point	1043 K
Magnetic ordering	ferromagnetic
Young's modulus	211 GPa
Shear modulus	82 GPa
Bulk modulus	170 GPa
Speed of sound thin rod	5120 m/s (at r.t.) (electrolytic)
Poisson ratio	0.29
Mohs hardness	4
Vickers hardness	608 MPa
Brinell hardness	200–1180 MPa
CAS Number	7439-89-6
History
Naming	probably from a PIE root meaning 'blood', for the color of its oxides
Discovery	before 5000 BC
Symbol	"Fe": from Latin ferrum
Isotopes of iron v; e;
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Fe · Iron
Mn ← ibox Mn	^iso ₂₆Fe [e] IB-Fe [e] IBisos [e]	→ Co ibox Co
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References

↑ "Standard Atomic Weights: Iron". CIAAW. 1993.
↑ Prohaska, Thomas; Irrgeher, Johanna; Benefield, Jacqueline; Böhlke, John K.; Chesson, Lesley A.; Coplen, Tyler B.; Ding, Tiping; Dunn, Philip J. H.; Gröning, Manfred; Holden, Norman E.; Meijer, Harro A. J. (2022-05-04). "Standard atomic weights of the elements 2021 (IUPAC Technical Report)". Pure and Applied Chemistry. doi:10.1515/pac-2019-0603. ISSN 1365-3075.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Arblaster, John W. (2018). Selected Values of the Crystallographic Properties of Elements. Materials Park, Ohio: ASM International. ISBN 978-1-62708-155-9.
↑ Ram, R. S.; Bernath, P. F. (2003). "Fourier transform emission spectroscopy of the g⁴Δ–a⁴Δ system of FeCl". Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 221 (2): 261. Bibcode:2003JMoSp.221..261R. doi:10.1016/S0022-2852(03)00225-X.
↑ Demazeau, G.; Buffat, B.; Pouchard, M.; Hagenmuller, P. (1982). "Recent developments in the field of high oxidation states of transition elements in oxides stabilization of six-coordinated Iron(V)". Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 491: 60–66. doi:10.1002/zaac.19824910109.
↑ Lu, J.; Jian, J.; Huang, W.; Lin, H.; Li, J; Zhou, M. (2016). "Experimental and theoretical identification of the Fe(VII) oxidation state in FeO₄⁻". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 18 (45): 31125–31131. Bibcode:2016PCCP...1831125L. doi:10.1039/C6CP06753K. PMID 27812577.
↑ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 28. doi:10.1016/C2009-0-30414-6. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
↑ Cardarelli, François (2008). Materials Handbook: A Concise Desktop Reference. London: Springer. p. 65. ISBN 1-84628-668-9.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Kondev, F. G.; Wang, M.; Huang, W. J.; Naimi, S.; Audi, G. (2021). "The NUBASE2020 evaluation of nuclear properties" (PDF). Chinese Physics C. 45 (3) 030001. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/abddae.

[CIAAWiron-1] "Standard Atomic Weights: Iron". CIAAW. 1993.

[CIAAW2021-2] Prohaska, Thomas; Irrgeher, Johanna; Benefield, Jacqueline; Böhlke, John K.; Chesson, Lesley A.; Coplen, Tyler B.; Ding, Tiping; Dunn, Philip J. H.; Gröning, Manfred; Holden, Norman E.; Meijer, Harro A. J. (2022-05-04). "Standard atomic weights of the elements 2021 (IUPAC Technical Report)". Pure and Applied Chemistry. doi:10.1515/pac-2019-0603. ISSN 1365-3075.

[Arblaster_2018-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Arblaster, John W. (2018). Selected Values of the Crystallographic Properties of Elements. Materials Park, Ohio: ASM International. ISBN 978-1-62708-155-9.

[4] Ram, R. S.; Bernath, P. F. (2003). "Fourier transform emission spectroscopy of the g⁴Δ–a⁴Δ system of FeCl". Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 221 (2): 261. Bibcode:2003JMoSp.221..261R. doi:10.1016/S0022-2852(03)00225-X.

[5] Demazeau, G.; Buffat, B.; Pouchard, M.; Hagenmuller, P. (1982). "Recent developments in the field of high oxidation states of transition elements in oxides stabilization of six-coordinated Iron(V)". Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 491: 60–66. doi:10.1002/zaac.19824910109.

[6] Lu, J.; Jian, J.; Huang, W.; Lin, H.; Li, J; Zhou, M. (2016). "Experimental and theoretical identification of the Fe(VII) oxidation state in FeO₄⁻". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 18 (45): 31125–31131. Bibcode:2016PCCP...1831125L. doi:10.1039/C6CP06753K. PMID 27812577.

[GE28-7] Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 28. doi:10.1016/C2009-0-30414-6. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.

[8] Cardarelli, François (2008). Materials Handbook: A Concise Desktop Reference. London: Springer. p. 65. ISBN 1-84628-668-9.

[NUBASE2020-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Kondev, F. G.; Wang, M.; Huang, W. J.; Naimi, S.; Audi, G. (2021). "The NUBASE2020 evaluation of nuclear properties" (PDF). Chinese Physics C. 45 (3) 030001. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/abddae.

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