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What is Iron's atomic number and the number of protons?

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Iron's atomic number is 26 and it has 26 protons

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In February, we have selected iron, the most abundant element on Earth, with chemical symbol Fe (from the Latin word “ferrum”) and atomic number 26. A neutral iron atom contains 26 protons and 30 neutrons plus 26 electrons in four different shells around the nucleus.

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