Iron is a chemical element with symbol [Fe] from Latin: ferrum and atomic number [26].
It is a metal in the first transition series.
It is by mass the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust. Its abundance in rocky planets like Earth is due to its abundant production by fusion in high-mass stars, where it is the last element to be produced with release of energy before the violent collapse of a supernova, which scatters the iron into space.
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It is also an important component of our red blood cells.
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