Fe properties

Properties of Fe

Properties of Fe (Iron):

Compound Name	Iron
Chemical Formula	Fe
Molar Mass	55.845 g/mol

Physical properties
Appearance	Blue opaque crystals
Solubility	insoluble

Alternative Names

Brandenburg blue

Berlin blue

Ferric ferrocyanide

Ferric hexacyanoferrate

Iron(III) ferrocyanide

Iron

Parisian blue

Sarum blue

Midnight blue

Elemental composition of Fe

Element	Symbol	Atomic weight	Atoms	Mass percent
Iron	Fe	55.845	1	100.0000

Mass Percent Composition	Atomic Percent Composition
Fe Iron (100.00%)	Fe Iron (100.00%)

Mass Percent Composition
Fe Iron (100.00%)

Atomic Percent Composition
Fe Iron (100.00%)

Identifiers
CAS Number	14038-43-8
SMILES	[Fe+3].[Fe+3].[Fe+3].[Fe+3].N#C[Fe-4](C#N)(C#N)(C#N)(C#N)C#N.N#C[Fe-4](C#N)(C#N)(C#N)(C#N)C#N.N#C[Fe-4](C#N)(C#N)(C#N)(C#N)C#N
Hill formula	Fe

Sample reactions for Fe

Equation	Reaction type
Fe + Cl₂ = FeCl₃	synthesis
Fe + O₂ = Fe₂O₃	synthesis
Fe + H₂O = Fe₃O₄ + H₂	single replacement
Fe + CuSO₄ = FeSO₄ + Cu	single replacement
Fe + H₂SO₄ = Fe₂(SO₄)₃ + H₂	single replacement

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