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=**Titanium**=

Atomic Number: 22 Symbol: Ti Atomic weight: 47.9 Electronic configuration:2.8.10.2 Melting Point: 1668 degrees Celsius Boiling Point: 3287 degrees Celsius Oxidation states: 4,3,2



=Titanium in its raw form.=



Discovered by Gregor in 1791; named by Klaproth in 1795. Impure titanium was prepared by Nilson and Pettersson in 1887; however, the pure metal (99.9%) was not made until 1910 when Hunter heated TiCl4 with sodium in a steel bomb.

Titanium becomes very radioactive when it is bombarded with deuterons. Other than that, it is stable. In its natural state, it is found mostly as TiO 2, Titanium is also found on the moon. Titanium is most commonly found in the isotope Ti ﻿48 Titanium is very stable, and is not especially harmful to humans even in large doses. Nettles contain up to 80ppm titanium. At red-hot temperatures, titanium will react with oxygen very slowly, and at 550 degrees Celsius, it will react with chlorine.

A metallic element, titanium is recognized for its high strength-to-weight ratio. It is a strong metal with low density that is quite ductile (especially in an oxygen-free environment), lustrous, and metallic-white in color. The relatively high melting point (more than 1,650 °C or 3,000 °F) makes it useful as a refractory metal (refractory metals are very resistant to heat wand wear). It is paramagnetic (Which means it is magnetic only when exposed to an external magnetic field), and has fairly low electrical and thermal conductivity. Used in all kinds of things because of its strength, low reactivity and low density.

=__**For example,**__= =Planes= Because it is light and strong. High melting point also lets it retain its shape at hypersonic speeds, so the plane doesn't melt from the friction with the air, as that would be a rather unpleasant experience.

=Sports Cars= because it is light and strong. (and looks cool)

=Jewelery= because of its iridescent sheen and low reactivity

=Bombs= because it is hard and light, and has a high melting point, to allow itself to become shrapnel and kill people.



=Spectacles= because of its lightness and durability



=Evil robotic men= no explanation needed.



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