Irons+Characteristics,+and+properties

You usually think of an iron as a metal; well.. You’re half right. Iron is actually in the metallic groups, which has a lot of metals in, including iron. It is a transition metal. Iron has a lot of unique properties. They are: • Solid • 6.98 g-cm3 • Its melting point is 1538 c, and 2800 f • Its boiling point is 2862 c • Its steel gray or black • It is not transparent • Its streak is gray metallic • It is strongly attracted to magnet

These are only some of the irons characteristics. Iron like any other matter is made up of atoms. The irons abbreviation on the periodic table is Fe. The number of protons inside the nucleus is 26, and 30 neutrons in it. The number of electrons in the iron’s atom is26 also, the same number as the protons.