Iron- about its elemental properties and history of the metal.

Iron: Basic Information: Iron's is a silvery metal and its nuclei are extremely stable. Its symbol on the periodic table is Fe. Its atomic number is 26 and its atomic mass is 55.845. Its melting point is 1535 degrees Celsius and its boiling point is 2750 degrees Celsius. It has 30 neutrons and 26 protons and electrons. It also has a cubic crystal structure. It is classified as a transition metal. It has 4 energy levels with 2 electrons on the first, 8 on …

…Out of these three, iron has the most stable nuclei and is therefore the most common ingredient in magnets. The Titanic, Carpathia, Britannica, were all made out of iron and so are ships today. Iron is not without its drawbacks however, when exposed with moist air or when it is at high temperatures is rapidly rusts and corrodes. Iron is definitely one of the best and most durable metals and earth and our solar system.