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is iron is natural content of earth?

iron i believe come from meteor that enter our system.

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Yes. You are incorrect about the meteor thing, though. Iron is as far up the Periodic Table that a star of moderate mass can fuse elements. Then it explodes, leaving a lot of iron in a molecular cloud spanning light years that condenses to form a new sun and planets rich in such material. Our earth and sun are the results of an even bigger explosion, a supernova. That is, we are the product of a very massive star that was able to fuse even heavier elements, such as gold, before it went supernova. How do we know this? Simple. We can find gold on our planet.
What is natural? If you mean, was it a part of the first ball of elements that congealed into the molten earth, then maybe. There was probably iron in the universe by the time the earth started forming 5 billion years ago, since stars had been expoding out heavy elements for billions of years. But it very likely that the earth was bombared by a LOT of materials that contained iron, water, and other elements as well.
Iron is an abundant element on earth. Some Iron meteors land on earth, Iron is abundant in the universe. All Iron on earth is not from meteors. Yours: Grumpy
Yes. You are incorrect about the meteor thing, though. Iron is as far up the Periodic Table that a star of moderate mass can fuse elements. Then it explodes, leaving a lot of iron in a molecular cloud spanning light years that condenses to form a new sun and planets rich in such material. Our earth and sun are the results of an even bigger explosion, a supernova. That is, we are the product of a very massive star that was able to fuse even heavier elements, such as gold, before it went supernova. How do we know this? Simple. We can find gold on our planet.
What is natural? If you mean, was it a part of the first ball of elements that congealed into the molten earth, then maybe. There was probably iron in the universe by the time the earth started forming 5 billion years ago, since stars had been expoding out heavy elements for billions of years. But it very likely that the earth was bombared by a LOT of materials that contained iron, water, and other elements as well.
Iron is an abundant element on earth. Some Iron meteors land on earth, Iron is abundant in the universe. All Iron on earth is not from meteors. Yours: Grumpy

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