Iron
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Fe |
| Atomic Weight | 55.847 g/mol |
| Element Number | 26 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | -- |
| Discoverer | -- |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 3, 2 |
| Boiling Point | 3023 K |
| Melting Point | 1808 K |
| Density | 7.874 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Ar]3d6,4s2 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Amphoteric |
| Crystal Structure | Cubic, body centered |
| Electronegativity | 1.83 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 349.5 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 13.8 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 11.2 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 80.2 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.449 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 7.870 |
| Atomic Volume | 7.10 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.26 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.16 Å |
| Synthetic | No |