Iron

Eric Rosenfeld Objectives

Hi, I'm Iron (Fe). My electron configuration is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d6, my atomic number is 26, and my mass number is about 56. I'm used most often to make steel, and I'm applying to become a firearm. I am used in steel (50-99% iron), which is used to make all of the main components of modern guns. I could be the barrel, the bandolier, the bolt, the breach, the sights, etc. I am used so commonly in the sights of guns that they are referred to as iron sights. My name came from the Scandinavian “iarn”, and others have said that I am the most precious metal, because I would be missed more than any other. I was first created when common ores were left in a fire for a very long time. This process worked better in the wind. Now, I can be made much more efficiently and easily with a furnace. I have been used for over 7000 years! I started being used in silverware and weapons after bronze was abandoned due to lack of copper and abundance of me. The Hindus developed many new techniques to work me.

Honors and Awards

I am the most commonly used metal in the world, 95% of the metal used is me. I'm used in planes, building supports, cars, guns, ships, office supplies, computers, appliances, and even in hemoglobin. If it weren't for me, red blood cells wouldn't attract oxygen, and human life wouldn't be possible. I am relatively easy to refine and shape with simple tools, and I can take extremely high temperatures. I can be magnetized, and 5% of the Earth's crust is me.

References

I am loved by many other elements including Carbon and Chromium. Carbon combines with me to create steel, which is used in older aerobatic planes, guns, cars, and much more. Chromium loves me because it combines with Carbon and I to create stainless steel, which is used in many popular kitchen appliances, and even elevators!

Conclusion

Obviously, I'm an extremely useful and important element and should get this job. I've been doing this job since guns originated, and I've obviously been doing an excellent job.