Iron

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Located at the 26th place on the periodic table is the element iron. Iron is one of the most important elements in the universe. It has a vital role in almost everything, from the formation of stars to photosynthesis, the Earth’s magnetic field, and even your own health. Iron has been responsible for the rise of civilization, and there is a good chance there is an object next to you right now that is made of iron. Learn more about iron, one of the most important elements in the universe, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the south Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction, and learn the truth behind these compelling stories. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Located in the 26th place on the periodic table is the element iron.
0:04.0	Iron is one of the most important elements in the universe.
0:07.0	It has a vital role in almost everything, from the formation of stars to the creation of chlorophyllen plants to the Earth
0:13.5	the magnetic field and even your own health.
0:16.7	Iron's been responsible for the rise of civilization and there's a good chance
0:20.4	there is an object next to you right now that has iron in it.
0:24.0	Learn more about iron, one of the most important elements in the universe, on this episode of
0:28.4	Everything Everywhere Daily. And the Everyone listening to this is familiar with iron, even if you don't know it.
0:49.0	Iron is incredibly important in ways that many of you probably don't even realize.
0:53.5	And I'm not just talking about the use of iron and things like steel, but the importance of
0:57.3	iron has in the very formation of the universe and in the establishment of life on Earth.
1:03.0	With that, iron is the 26 element on the periodic table,
1:06.0	having 26 protons in its nucleus, which is what defines it.
1:10.0	There are four stable isotopes of iron, iron 54, iron 56, 57, and 58.
1:17.0	As we'll see in a bit, they are not just stable, they are extremely stable.
1:22.0	By far, the most common isotope is iron 56 which makes
1:25.5	up almost 92% of all iron. Iron is very reactive and oxidizes easily. Unlike
1:31.2	other elements that bind with oxygen and form a single oxide,
1:34.0	iron has multiple oxides with different numbers of iron and oxygen atoms in each one.
1:39.0	The most common version is magnetite, which is a common black magnetic substance. If you ever visit a beach
1:44.6	and see black specks on the sand that usually is magnetite and you can pick it up with
1:48.8	a magnet. Iron oxidation is more commonly known as just rust.
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