Element – 26: Iron (Fe) | āĻŽā§ŒāϞ – ⧍ā§Ŧ: āϞ⧋āĻšāĻž (Fe)


Element – 26: Iron (Fe) | āĻŽā§ŒāϞ – ⧍ā§Ŧ: āϞ⧋āĻšāĻž (Fe)



  • Atomic Number / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: 26 / ⧍ā§Ŧ

  • Nature / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ: Metal / āϧāĻžāϤ⧁


Note: Iron is a strong metal used in buildings and is important for our blood. āϞ⧋āĻšāĻž āĻāϟāĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤ āχ āϘ⧰-āĻĻāĻžāϞāĻžāύ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ āφ⧰⧁ āφāĻŽāĻžā§° āϤ⧇āϜ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤


Points / āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš



  • Strong metal / āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁

  • Used in construction (buildings, bridges, reinforcement bars) / āϘ⧰, āĻĻāϞāĻ‚ āφ⧰⧁ ā§°āĻĄ (Reinforcement Bars) āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in tools and machines / āϏāρāϜ⧁āϞāĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Found in hemoglobin (blood) / āϤ⧇āϜ⧰ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽ'āĻ—ā§āϞ⧋āĻŦāĻŋāύāϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇

  • Can rust in air and water / āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻļāϤ āφāĻšāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻŽā§°āĻŋāϚāĻž āϧ⧰⧇


Atomic Structure / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁⧰ āĻ—āĻ āύ



  • Protons / āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ: 26 (⧍ā§Ŧ)

  • Electrons / āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ: 26 (⧍ā§Ŧ)


Why is Iron Important ? / āϞ⧋āĻšāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ ?



  • Helps in construction / āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰⧇

  • Carries oxygen in blood through hemoglobin / āĻšāĻŋāĻŽ'āĻ—ā§āϞ⧋āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧰ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ āϤ⧇āĻœā§‡ āĻļ⧰⧀⧰āϞ⧈ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋāĻœā§‡āύ āĻ•āĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

  • Used in tools, machines, and vehicles / āϏāρāϜ⧁āϞāĻŋ, āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ


Fun Fact / āφāĻ•ā§°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ: Low iron levels can cause weakness and anemia. (āĻļ⧰⧀⧰āϤ āϞ⧋āĻšāĻžā§° āĻ…āĻ­āĻžā§ą āĻš'āϞ⧇ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŦāϞāϤāĻž āφ⧰⧁ ā§°āĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϤāĻž (Anemia) āĻš'āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤)


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Element 26: Iron (Fe) – MCQs


1. What is the atomic number of Iron (Fe) ? / āϞ⧋āĻšāĻž (Fe)-ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
A) 24 B) 25 C) 26 D) 28
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) 26


Explanation: Iron has 26 protons, so its atomic number is 26. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϞ⧋āĻšāĻžā§° ⧍ā§ŦāϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž ⧍ā§ŦāĨ¤


2. Iron is a ________. / āϞ⧋āĻšāĻž āĻāϟāĻž ________āĨ¤


A) Non-metal  B) Metal C) Gas D) Liquid


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) Metal (āϧāĻžāϤ⧁)


Explanation: Iron is a strong metal used in construction and machines. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϞ⧋āĻšāĻž āĻāϟāĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁, āϝāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


3. Which of the following is a major use of iron ? / āϞ⧋āĻšāĻžā§° āĻāϟāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


A) Making paper  B) Construction C) Making plastic D) Cooking oil


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) Construction (āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ)


Explanation: Iron is widely used to make buildings, bridges, and reinforcement bars. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϞ⧋āĻšāĻž āϘ⧰, āĻĻāϞāĻ‚ āφ⧰⧁ ā§°āĻĄ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖāϤ āĻŦāĻšā§āϞāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


4. Iron is found in which part of our body ? / āφāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻļ⧰⧀⧰⧰ āϕ⧋āύ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϤ āϞ⧋āĻšāĻž āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?


A) Bones  B) Hemoglobin in blood C) Hair D) Nails


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) Hemoglobin in blood (āϤ⧇āϜ⧰ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽ'āĻ—ā§āϞ⧋āĻŦāĻŋāύ)


Explanation: Iron is an important part of hemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϞ⧋āĻšāĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻŽ'āĻ—ā§āϞ⧋āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ, āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧇āϜ⧰ āϜ⧰āĻŋāϝāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋāĻœā§‡āύ āĻ•āĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


5. How many protons are present in an iron atom ? / āĻāϟāĻž āϞ⧋āĻšāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?


A) 24 B) 25   C) 26 D) 28


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) 26


Explanation: Every iron atom contains 26 protons. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŸā§‹ āϞ⧋āĻšāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ ⧍ā§ŦāϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


6. How many electrons are present in a neutral iron atom ? / āĻāϟāĻž āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώ āϞ⧋āĻšāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?


A) 24 B) 25  C) 26 D) 27


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) 26


Explanation: A neutral iron atom has 26 electrons, equal to its protons. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϟāĻž āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώ āϞ⧋āĻšāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ ⧍ā§ŦāϟāĻž āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϝāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ⧰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤


7. Iron reacts with air and water to form ________. / āϞ⧋āĻšāĻžāχ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇ ?


A) Salt B) Ice  C) Rust D) Smoke


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Rust (āĻŽā§°āĻŋāϚāĻž)


Explanation: Iron forms rust (iron oxide) when exposed to air and moisture. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϞ⧋āĻšāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤāĻžā§° āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻļāϤ āφāĻšāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻŽā§°āĻŋāϚāĻž (Iron Oxide) āϧ⧰⧇āĨ¤


8. Low iron levels in the body may cause ________. / āĻļ⧰⧀⧰āϤ āϞ⧋āĻšāĻžā§° āĻ…āĻ­āĻžā§ą āĻš'āϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻš'āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡ ?


A) Fever B) Cold  C) Weakness and anemia D) Allergy


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Weakness and anemia (āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŦāϞāϤāĻž āφ⧰⧁ ā§°āĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϤāĻž)


Explanation: Iron deficiency reduces hemoglobin, causing weakness and anemia. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϞ⧋āĻšāĻžā§° āĻ…āĻ­āĻžā§ąāϤ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽ'āĻ—ā§āϞ⧋āĻŦāĻŋāύ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŦāϞāϤāĻž āφ⧰⧁ ā§°āĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϤāĻž (Anemia) āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤