iron

Summary

iron is a chemical element^[1]. iron ranks in the top 8% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,436 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• iron's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[3].
• iron's instance of is recorded as metal^[4].
• iron's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Fe]^[5].
• iron's element symbol is recorded as Fe^[6].
• iron's chemical formula is recorded as Fe^[7].
• iron is a type of medication^[8].
• iron is a type of primary metabolite^[9].
• iron is part of period 4^[10].
• iron is part of group 8^[11].
• iron is used for ferroalloy^[12].
• iron's Commons category is recorded as Iron^[13].
• iron's Unicode character is recorded as 鐵^[14].
• iron's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 5000 BC^[15].
• iron's found in taxon is recorded as Foeniculum vulgare^[16].
• iron's found in taxon is recorded as Phytelephas aequatorialis^[17].
• iron's found in taxon is recorded as Adenia gummifera^[18].
• iron's found in taxon is recorded as Albizia versicolor^[19].
• iron's found in taxon is recorded as Allophylus rubifolius^[20].
• iron's found in taxon is recorded as Artemia salina^[21].
• iron's found in taxon is recorded as Brackenridgea zanguebarica^[22].
• iron's found in taxon is recorded as Bridelia cathartica^[23].
• iron's found in taxon is recorded as Commiphora africana^[24].
• iron's found in taxon is recorded as Euphorbia lancifolia^[25].
• iron's found in taxon is recorded as cacao^[26].
• iron's found in taxon is recorded as Triumfetta rhomboidea^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[3] and metal^[4]. Recorded subclass of include medication^[8] and primary metabolite^[9].

Use and Application

iron is used for ferroalloy^[12]. Part of include period 4^[10], a period^[28] and group 8^[11], a group^[29].

Influence

Things named for iron include Iron Age^[30], an archaeological period^[31]; Verbena^[32], a taxon^[33]; ferromagnetism^[34]; Iron Mountain^[35], a city in the United States^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1879^[38]; maficity^[39]; Metal^[40], an element in Chinese astrology^[41]; Iron County^[42], a county of Utah^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1852^[45]; and siderite^[46], a mineral species^[47].

Why It Matters

iron ranks in the top 8% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,436 views/month).^[2] iron has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] iron is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for iron include Iron Age^[30], an archaeological period^[31]; Verbena^[32], a taxon^[33]; ferromagnetism^[34]; Iron Mountain^[35], a city in the United States^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1879^[38]; maficity^[39]; and Metal^[40], an element in Chinese astrology^[41].