Iron

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=Iron= By: Will


 * Atomic Number:** 26


 * Protons:** 26


 * Electrons:** 26


 * Neutrons:** 30


 * Average Atomic Mass:** 55.845


 * Isotopes:** 45-72 Fe


 * Discovery:** Iron was discovered by man too long ago to place an accurate time frame for it.
 * Name:** from the latin root ferrum


 * Uses:** Used often as alloys


 * Interesting Facts**: Iron is a very abundant element, although the pure metal is in fact very corrosive.

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 * Sources**
 * Photo: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://vibrate.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/pyts145.jpg&imgrefurl=http://vibrate.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/iron-pyrite/&usg=__xFGn3kV6xk2bB_34l3TR9VVRR5k=&h=360&w=480&sz=21&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=RfieXSU193sI6M:&tbnh=97&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diron%2Belement%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26um%3D1
 * Video: http://www.periodicvideos.com/#
 * http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/a/iron.htm
 * http://ie.lbl.gov/education/parent/Fe_iso.htm
 * http://www.oldandsold.com/articles12/discovery-of-iron.shtml