Symbol | Ti | Atomic radius: pm | 145 | Fusion: kJ/Mole | 14.15 |
Name | Titanium | Ionic radius: pm | (+4)61 | Boiling point: °C | 3287 |
Atomic number | 22 | Electron affinity | 0.08 | Melting point: °C | 1668 |
Atomic weight | 47.87 | 1st ion potential | 6.83 | Specific Heat Cap: J/(g K) | 0.52 |
Classification | Trans metal | Natural form | Solid | Thermal Cond: W/(cm K) | 0.22 |
Configuration | [Ar]3d24s2 | Crystal structure | Hex | Electrical Cond | 0.0234 |
Oxidation states | 4 | Density | 4.51 | Abundance: mg/kg-crust | 5,650 |
Electronegativity | 1.54 | Vaporization: kJ/Mole | 429.0 | ||
A compound of titanium and oxygen was discovered in 1791 by the English chemist and mineralogist William Gregor. It was independently rediscovered and named by the German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth in 1795. | Uses - steel, white pigment, paint, rubber, paper, propeller shafts |