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TITANIUM
Atomic symbol - Ti
Atomic weight - 47.88
Atomic number - 22
Electron configuration - 2-8-10-2
Oxidation states - +2, +3, +4
State of matter - solid
Heavy metal-brittle
Discovered in 1795 by Martain Heinrich Klaproth
Boils at 3260 °C, melts at 1675 °C
Notes:
Titanium constitutes 0.6% of the Earth's crust. It occurs as rutile, ilmenite,
ilmenite. It is very light and strong and fairly corrosion resistant. Its use
as a structural metal is increasing. It is extremly reactive with both oxyegn,
and nitrogen. In steel this metal is ferrititanium. Its principal uses are as
special gears and tools.