Iron

Symbol:Fe Atomic Number:26 Atomic Mass:56 Number of Protons:26 Number of Neutrons:30 Number of Electrons:26 Melting Point:1538 degrees Celsius Boiling Point:2861 degrees Celsius Normal Phase:Solid Cost: $7.2 for 100g Belongs to the Metals family. Origin of Name: Latin (ferrum)< Means Iron in Latin. Discovered by: Unknown in the ancient times.
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 *  Interesting Information! **
 * Iron is a necessary trace element used by almost all living organisms.
 * <span style="color: #ff00a5; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Iron is the most used of all the metals, comprising 95% of all the metal tonnage produced worldwide.
 * <span style="color: #ff00a5; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Iron is the main component of steel,and it is used in the production of albys or solid solutions of various metals.
 * <span style="color: #ff00a5; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Iron is a metal extracted from iron ore, and is almost never found in the free element state.
 * <span style="color: #ff00a5; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Enemy with Iron supplements should not be taken together with calcium,zinc,or vitamin E.
 * <span style="color: #ff00a5; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Iron is believed to be the tenth most abundant element in the universe,and the fourth most abundant in the Earth's crust.

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