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Friday, November 10, 2017

Iron Melted At Tboom

Please be reminded of E=mc2.  Small amount of mass is equivalent to huge amount of energy.

For Iron Fe, Z=26, molar mass of 0.055845kgmol1, density of 7874kgm3

vrms=3.4354787426=1040.40ms1

Tboom=1040.4020.05584538.3144=2423.44K  or 2150.29oC

Iron has a melting point of  1811K and a boiling point of 3134K

What happens to iron at 2423.44K?  Red Hot?  No, red hot in all shades are below the melting point.

The density of iron at 2150.29oC is expected to be different from 7874kgm3.  So, what happens to iron around 2150.29oC?  If at this temperature iron is completely sealed off from oxidizing does it remain at Tboom?