Iron (Fe) Fun Facts
"The Iron Avenger, providing the strong, reliable backbone for everything from skyscrapers to superheroes' suits."
The true essence of Iron (Fe) on the molecular frontier.
Iron is a strong, lustrous, silvery-gray metal that rusts easily.
Iron is found in the steel frame of a car or a cast-iron skillet.
Iron is the basis of Iron Man�s suit and the material of the Iron Throne in Game of Thrones.
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It is the most common element on Earth by mass, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core.
The red color of human blood comes from the interaction between iron and oxygen in the hemoglobin molecule.
Pure iron is actually quite soft and rusts very quickly, but when combined with carbon and other elements, it forms super-strong steel.
Meteorites that fall to Earth are often rich in iron, and for ancient civilizations, this "sky iron" was a precious source of the metal.
The Earth's magnetic field is generated by the movement of molten iron in the planet's outer core.