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Fe

Iron

55.845

Transition Metal
Solid

Discovery

Unknown (1774)

Etymology

Latin

Meaning

Iron (strong/holy metal)

Electron configuration

Electron configuration

Crystal structure

Crystal structure

Body-centered cubic

Physical Properties

Phase

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

Solid

Melting point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

1535.0 °C

1808.15 K

Boiling point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

1962.0 °C

2235.15 K

Density

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

7.87 g/cm3

Electronegativity

1.83