Abdirauf Sallah
Bio Lab 1
1/17/2020
What is Titanium?
Titanium was discovered in 1791 by Reverend William Gregor. The component titanium also known as “Ti” and the number 22 on the Periodic Table. This element is the 9th most inexhaustible component in the earth hull and is the 4th most plentiful metallic element. Did you know that the weight of Titanium is only 47.867? The interesting fact is that when we think about metal it's heavy and durable, but even though titanium is a metal its lighter then the typical metals we use in our daily lives. Titanium is used in many interesting ways going from aircraft to toothpaste. For example titanium can withstand extreme temperature. The melting point of titanium is 3,034 degree Fahrenheit. There are 26 neutrons and 22 electrons in this element. Titanium has 2,8,10,2 electron shells.
The Description of Titanium
There are three states when it comes to chemicals. The three types of are solid, liquid, and gas. Titanium falls under the solid section, because it’s known to be some type of a metal. The color of titanium is silver and is said to be strong as steel but the weigh 45% less. Titanium is found in few countries like Ti is only found in minerals rutile and sphene and as a result it is hard to mine. Titanium is expensive compare to other metals like iron because titanium is one of the strongest metal known to men.
How does Ti help us in our daily life?
There are numerous ways we use Ti. When it comes to our daily life, the most widely recognized way we use this element is in the aerospace industry for airplanes and their motors for the most part. The reason they use this metal rather than the other options is that titanium is lightweight quality and can withstand very hot temperature which is significant. Another reason is how titanium influences our day by day life, for instance toothpaste, prescription and beauty care products have Titanium in them. Since titanium (IV) has a strong white pigment, it has a high refractive time. Which implies it dissipates light to make a white product.
Reference URLs
https://www.minerals.net/gemstone/sphene_gemstone.aspx
https://www.webelements.com/titanium/geology.html
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/videos/1078-titanium-s-special-properties
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Electron_shell_022_titanium.png
https://ciaaw.org/titanium.htm
https://www.livescience.com/29103-titanium.html
Comments (1)
Mitch Albers said
at 7:22 pm on Jan 23, 2020
Good job here!
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