2. What is iron? Where is it found? How was it found? How was
iron discovered? What is the physical properties of iron? What are
the chemical properties of iron?Additional Questions Is iron good
for you? How is iron used in medicine? 3. Iron is the most common
element in the earthscrust. Its atomic number is twenty six and is
a lonelyatom. Irons symbol is FE which comes from the Latinword
ferrum. Irons atomic number is 26 and itsatomic mass is 55.845.Iron
is lonely, it wants 6 moreelectrons for its shell to be full. 4.
Iron is mainly found underground. Its found asan ore in mines. Iron
also can be found insidemeteorites and inside rocks. Our earths
core andmany other planets core are made of iron. Did youknow that
on mars, many rocks have iron in it sothey oxidizes and becomes a
brick red which givesmars its red color. An iron mine in America.
5. Iron was discovered in 5000 BC. No one reallyknows who first
discovered iron but, we do knowthat it was used a very long time
ago by theevidence scientists have found. An example ofevidence
would be weapons. The most commonweapon is swords. Swords are
common becausethere were lots of wars back then. During the
CivilWar, people created cannons made of iron. 6. Iron has many
physical properties to it. Ironsmelting point is 2,800 F and its
boiling point is5,184 F. Iron surprisingly dissolves in water but
ittakes a very long time for the process to becomplete. Iron is a
solid at room temperature butcan be a liquid and a gas. It has no
smell and it iscold when under ground.Iron being turnedmolten iron.
7. Just because iron is a mineral, there is chemicalproperties too
it. If you add carbon to iron, the ironwill no longer be iron, it
becomes steel. Steel is astronger form then ordinary iron. The more
carbonyou add to the iron the stronger it is. But if you addtoo
much carbon, the steel is a brittle that we call pigiron. They call
it pig iron because when we first madeit, it was like piglets
sucking on their mothers udder.Another combination will use water
and oxygen. Ifyou mix one of these with iron it will create
ironoxidewhich is basically rust. 8. a picture of iron oxide a
picture of steel pipes 9. Iron is in fact really good for your
body. Iron makesyou very strong, thats why your parents always
tellyou to eat your fruits, veggies and meats. Everyliving thing on
earth( and maybe on other planets )have iron in them, except for
crabs, they mostlyhave copper. If you dont have enough iron, youget
iron deficiency. Iron deficiency is when yourbody doesnt have
enough iron in it. Yoursymptoms could be being tired more often
thenusual or being very weak. You can cure it buyeating fruits,
veggies, and meat. 10. Iron is used in medicine to cure fatigue
andiron deficiency. The way they put iron in themedicine is they
grind the iron until its apowder form. They add only grams of
ironbecause its not good to have to much of it so itdoesnt effect
the other chemicals in themedicine. When you add a small amount
ofiron, the medicine is used to prevent irondeficiency. But when
you add lots of iron it isused to treat iron deficiency. 11. A
picture of iron used in medicine. You mainlyfind it as a fluid as
shown here. 12. The experiment Im about to do is extractingpure
iron from cereal. Materials: A magnet Two plastic bags Cereal
(works best with cereal with 100% ironin it. Check nutritions bar)
A cup of warm or hot water 13. I learned through my project that
iron is a veryinteresting and unique element. When I firstknew
about iron I thought iron was just astrong metal but it turns out I
spoke too soon. 14. THE END
