It is predicted these additional ligands might contribute to the reactivity or help stabilize the Fe atom in the +2 oxidation state.
The iron in a car is about 100% Fe neutral atoms.
The atomic number of Fe is 26 so most Fe atoms have 30 x (56-26) neutrons.
In addition, all neutral Fe atoms have 26 protons and 26 electrons.
A carboxy bridge between the Ni and Fe atom has been proposed as an intermediate.
This protein has four non-heme Fe atoms and four acid-labile sulfides.
On the other hand, the S atom is surrounded by 4 Fe atoms in a tetrahedral configuration (Jaffe, 1988).
This distortion generally becomes more pronounced as the number of Fe atoms increases.
The average magnetic moment (μ) increases in a Fe-Ni cluster through the replacement of more and more Fe atoms.
The local magnetic moment of Ni (μ) decreases by a proportional increase of Fe atoms.