Titanium (Ti)
Titanium is a strong, lightweight, corrosion-resistant metal used in aerospace, medical implants, and sports equipment.
Properties of Titanium
- Atomic number
- 22
- Category
- Transition Metal
- Atomic mass
- 47.867 u
- Electron configuration
- [Ar] 3d² 4s²
- Melting point
- 1941 K (1667.85 °C)
- Boiling point
- 3560 K (3286.85 °C)
- Density
- 4.506 g/cm³
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 1.54
- Appearance
- Silvery-gray metal
- Discovered by
- William Gregor (1791)
Facts about Titanium
- Titanium is as strong as steel but nearly half the weight!
- Titanium is used to make artificial hip and knee joints!
- The SR-71 Blackbird spy plane was mostly made of titanium!
- Titanium dioxide makes white paint, sunscreen, and even candy coatings white!