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Iron's Symbols

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The word iron comes ultimately from the latin word ferre,which means to bear or carry. For this reason this is why iron’s symbols is Fe. Iron is a metal with the atomic number 26 and is located in group 8 period 4.The standard atomic weight is 155.845(2) and has a melting point at 1,538 degrees Celsius. It is the fourth most common element on the earth’s crust. It wouldn't be until about 1500 BC before iron was used because of how hard it was to make. Copper and bronze was much more easier for men to mutilated than iron. However, iron was more useful and had more potential. The Hittites in West Asia was the first to learn how to use it. They soon learn that iron made much better weapons than bronze and decided to keep it to themselves.

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