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That would be 0. The ground state of every element except for Hydrogen is 1s2 which has no unpaired electrons. (only valence electrons have the ability to be unpaired).

Full configuation of Fe would be:

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d6

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that would be 5 unpaired electrons

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In the iron atom, there are 4 unpaired electrons.

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