The summer wind, came blowin in-from across the sea. It lingered there, so warm and fair-to walk with me. All summer long, we sang a song-and strolled on golden sand. Two sweethearts, and the summer wind. Like painted kites, those days and nights-went flyin by. The world was new, beneath a blue-umbrella sky.
Iron is the first element in the eighth column of the periodic table. It is classified as a transition metal. Iron atoms have 26 electrons and 26 protons with 30 neutrons occuring in the most abundant isotope. It is the sixth most abundant element in the universe. Characteristics and Properties.
Iron is chemically active and forms two major series of chemical compounds, the bivalent iron (II), or ferrous, compounds and the trivalent iron (III), or ferric, compounds. Applications Iron is the most used of all the metals, including 95 % of all the metal tonnage produced worldwide.