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The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about iron -- element 26 on the periodic table. We are going to find out more about it and have fun with the spectacular exothermic thermite reaction.

Which compound did the professor encounter during his introduction to chemistry? It was produced by the reaction between iron and sulfur and then, it was to used to react with hydrochloric acid, releasing smelly hydrogen sulfide.

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