The atomic number of iron is 26. The symbol for iron is Fe. The old English name for iron is Irean and the German name is Eisen. The mass number is 55.85 which is the number of protons and neutrons. Iron was discovered in ancient times but does not have an exact date.

Iron was discovered by smelting, this means burning Carbon and Iron together, Iron has been used for making weapons and tools but these days we use Iron for all sorts of things such as nails, pokers and different parts of machinery.

The melting point for Iron is 1538 ^oC and the boiling point is 2862 ^oC.

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