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Sand is NOT an element. Iron IS an element.
Iron is a element, it isn't a compound
iron (i.e., pure) is a metal / element in the periodic table, but types of iron are compounds like wrought iron, pig iron cast iron., etc.
No. It is not. Iron is an element. Oxygen is an element. Iron Oxide is a compound.
Iron is an element. It is a pure substance that consists of only one type of atom, specifically iron atoms.
Iron (Fe) is an element
Iron is an element
An atom of iron is the smallest particle of the element iron.
Iron pellets are not a compound or an element on their own. They are a form of iron that consists of multiple iron atoms bonded together. Iron itself is an element, but when it is in the form of pellets, it is a physical mixture of iron atoms.
Iron is a chemical element.
Iron is a chemical element.
Elements aren't invented; they have always been around - somebody just had to discover each one of them. Sorry, I don't know who discovered iron, but since it was being used as early as the Iron Age, I don't suppose anybody knows exactly who discovered it.