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Name:Iron Symbol:Fe
1st ionization energy: 759.3 kJ mol-1 2nd ionization energy: 1561.1 kJ mol-1
Iron Compounds
Oxide(s):FeO,Fe2O3 (hema Chloride(s): FeCl2, FeCl3
tite), Fe3O4 (magnetite),
Hydride(s): none
Iron Radius
Atomic radius: 140 pm Ionic radius (1+ ion): pm
Iron Conductivity
Thermal conductivity: 80.4 W m-1 K-1 Electrical conductivity: 0.112 x 106 S cm-1
Iron Abundance & Isotopes
Abundance earth's crust: 5.6 % weight, 2.1 % by moles
Isotopes:
Iron has 24 isotopes whose half-lives are known, with
mass numbers 46 to 69. Of these, four are
stable, 54Fe, 56Fe, 57Fe and 58Fe. Over 91.7% of of
naturally occurring iron is in the form of 56Fe.
Steel
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