Basic Information

Name: iron

Symbol: fe

Classification: Iron is a transition metal

color:silvery-gray

Atomic weight : 55.847

state: solid

Melting Point: 1535.1 oC, 1808.2 K

Boiling Point: 2750 oC, 3023 K

Shells: 2,8,14,2

Electron configuration:[Ar] 3d6 4s2

Density @ 20oC: 7.87 g/cm3

Atomic volume: 7.1 cm3/mol

Structure: hcp: bcc: body-centered cubic

Hardness: 4.0 mohs