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Titanium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ti and atomic number 22. Found in nature only as an oxide, it can be reduced to produce a lustrous transition metal with a silver color, low density, and high strength, resistant to corrosion in sea water, aqua regia, and chlorine.
Titanium
Titanium
Titanium(III) compounds are characteristically violet, illustrated by this aqueous solution of titanium trichloride.
Titanium(III) compounds are characteristically violet, illustrated by this aqueous solution of titanium trichloride.
Martin Heinrich Klaproth named titanium for the Titans of Greek mythology.
Martin Heinrich Klaproth named titanium for the Titans of Greek mythology.
Titanium "sponge", made by the Kroll process
Titanium "sponge", made by the Kroll process
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Chemical symbols are the abbreviations used in chemistry, mainly for chemical elements; but also for functional groups, chemical compounds, and other entities. Element symbols for chemical elements normally consist of one or two letters from the Latin alphabet and are written with the first letter capitalised.
Dalton's symbols for the more common elements, as of 1806, and the relative weights he calculated. The symbols for magnesium and calcium ("lime") were
Dalton's symbols for the more common elements, as of 1806, and the relative weights he calculated. The symbols for magnesium and calcium ("lime") were replaced by 1808, and that for gold was simplified.