Iron Lab Report

Introduction Iron is the foundation of the core of earth. Our very blood contains Iron. In simple words Iron is essential for life. This paper will also address relation of Iron with other types of elements and what makes it different from the others. The importance of Iron is immense in this world and there are many reasons for that. Iron is a brittle, hard substance found on the list of transitional metals in the periodic table on group 8 and period four. It is classified as a transitional metal. It is one of the most important elements in chemistry and the world. It is the second most common element after hydrogen. It has immense important as it is a crucial building block of steel, it plays important role in the nourishing of plants, and has a vital role in the human body as it helps carry oxygen in our blood. Iron is everywhere, for example, it is in the human body, in earth, and even the stars. Most of things made are alloys of Iron, which …show more content…
Iron reacts to form many colored compounds. It can also displace hydrogen gas from acids as it is a fairly reactive metal. It undergoes exothermic redox reactions. The most common reaction of Iron is its reaction with oxygen to form Iron Oxide which is rust. Another common reaction of Iron is its reaction with sulfur which is a strongly exothermic reaction that produces a charcoal grey substance. It forms the chemical formula of FeS. However, it can also react with sulphur to form FeS2(pyrite) which is a brassy, shiny mineral sometimes mistaken for gold. As Iron is a fairly active metal, it can easily displace hydrogen from mineral acid solutions. Iron is a cation, it also reacts with anions to form a precipitate. A precipitation reaction of Iron occurs upon mixing aqueous solutions of potassium hydroxide and iron chloride. When these two compounds are mixed the product is a salt, KCl and a precipitate of Iron hydroxide. When Iron is reacted with hydronium ion, it oxidizes by giving off two