Titanium
Element, Meaning, Symbol, Density, Properties, Uses, & Facts
titanium (Ti), chemical element, a silvery gray metal of Group 4 (IVb) of the periodic table. Titanium is a lightweight, high-strength, low-corrosion structural metal and is used in alloy form for parts in high-speed aircraft. A compound of titanium and oxygen was discovered (1791) by the English chemist and mineralogist William Gregor and independently rediscovered (1795) and named by the German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth.
atomic number | 22 |
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atomic weight | 47.867 |
melting point | 1,660 °C (3,020 °F) |
boiling point | 3,287 °C (5,949 °F) |
density | 4.5 g/cm3 (20 °C) |
oxidation states | +2, +3, +4 |
electron configuration | [Ar]3d24s2 |
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