The summer wind, came blowin in-from across the sea. It lingered there, so warm and fair-to walk with me. All summer long, we sang a song-and strolled on golden sand. Two sweethearts, and the summer wind. Like painted kites, those days and nights-went flyin by. The world was new, beneath a blue-umbrella sky.
Iron is the first element in the eighth column of the periodic table. It is classified as a transition metal. Iron atoms have 26 electrons and 26 protons with 30 neutrons occuring in the most abundant isotope. It is the sixth most abundant element in the universe. Characteristics and Properties.
Iron is a metallic element that is very chemically reactive, particularly when it interacts with oxygen. That's why iron metal rusts, and why your hemoglobin carries oxygen. Iron is also one of the most common elements on Earth, and in space. Iron atoms contain 26 protons in their nuclei. The chemical symbol, Fe, comes from its Latin name, ferrum. It is a soft, brittle metal in its pure form, but is strengthened by impurities - such as carbon - that are added to it to make steel, for which over 98% of the iron ore mined today is used.