Element - 22 : Titanium (Ti) – Used in aircraft, warplanes, implants.


Basic Information / āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻĨā§āϝ


Atomic Number – 22
Symbol / āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ – T


Nature – Metal (Transition Metal) : āϧ⧰āĻŖ – āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ (Transition Metal)


Atomic Structure / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āĻ—āĻ āύ


22 protons, 22 electrons : ⧍⧍āϟāĻž proton āφ⧰⧁ ⧍⧍āϟāĻž electron āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇



Properties / āϗ⧁āĻŖāĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽ



  • Titanium is a transition metal : Titanium āĻāϟāĻž transition metal

  • Very strong and lightweight : āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŽāϜāĻŦ⧁āϤ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ

  • Resistant to corrosion (does not rust easily) : āϜāĻ‚ āύāϧ⧰⧇ (corrosion resistant)

  • Forms strong alloys : āĻŽāϜāĻŦ⧁āϤ alloy āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇


Uses / āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°



  • Used in aircraft industry : āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻ—āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§Ÿ

  • Used in medical implants (bones, joints) : medical implant (āĻšāĻžā§œ, joint)āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§Ÿ

  • Used in strong metal alloys : āĻŽāϜāĻŦ⧁āϤ āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ alloy āϤ⧈⧟āĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§Ÿ


Why is Titanium Important ? / āĻ•āĻŋ⧟ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ ?



  • Titanium is strong, light, and corrosion resistant : Titanium āĻŽāϜāĻŦ⧁āϤ, āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āϜāĻ‚ āύāϧ⧰⧇

  • Used in high-performance applications : āωāĻšā§āϚ-āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžā§° āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§Ÿ


Fun Fact / ā§°āϏāĻžāϞ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ


Titanium is as strong as steel but much lighter : Titanium āϞ⧋āĻšāĻžā§° āĻĻ⧰⧇ āĻŽāϜāĻŦ⧁āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ


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Titanium (Ti) – MCQs (PYQ Level)


Q1. What is the atomic number of Titanium ? : Titanium-ā§° atomic number āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
(a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 24


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) 22
Explanation: Titanium has atomic number 22. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Titanium-ā§° atomic number ⧍⧍āĨ¤


Q2. Titanium belongs to which block ? : Titanium āϕ⧋āύ block-āϤ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āĻ—āϤ ?
(a) s-block (b) p-block (c) d-block (d) f-block


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) d-block
Explanation: It is a transition metal. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻāϟāĻž transition metalāĨ¤


Q3. Titanium is placed in which group ?  : Titanium āϕ⧋āύ group-āϤ āφāϛ⧇ ?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) 4
Explanation: Titanium belongs to Group 4. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Titanium Group 4-āϤ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q4. Electronic configuration of Titanium is ? : Titanium-ā§° electron configuration āĻ•āĻŋ ?


(a) [Ar]3d²4s² (b) [Ar]3d¹4s² (c) [Ar]3d³4s² (d) [Ar]3d⁰4s²


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (a)
Explanation: Total electrons = 22. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽā§‹āϟ electron ⧍⧍āĨ¤


Q5. Titanium commonly shows which oxidation state ? Titanium āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ oxidation state āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžā§Ÿ ?
(a) +1 (b) +2 (c) +3 (d) +4


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (d) +4
Explanation: Ti⁴âē is most stable. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Ti⁴âē āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§°āĨ¤


Q6. Titanium is known for which property ? Titanium āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϜāύāĻžāϜāĻžāϤ ?
(a) Heavy (b) Soft (c) Strong & light (d) Gas


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Strong & light
Explanation: High strength with low weight. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāϜāĻŦ⧁āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĨ¤


Q7. Titanium is resistant to ? Titanium āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§‹āϧ⧀ ?
(a) Heat (b) Corrosion (c) Light (d) Sound


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Corrosion
Explanation: Does not rust easily. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āϜāĻ‚ āύāϧ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q8. Titanium is mainly used in which field ? Titanium āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝāϤ āĻ•’āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§Ÿ ?
(a) Agriculture (b) Aerospace (c) Food (d) Textile


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Aerospace
Explanation: Used in aircraft. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤


Q9. Titanium is used in medical implants because it is ? Titanium medical implant-āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§Ÿ āĻ•āĻŋ⧟ ?
(a) Cheap (b) Heavy (c) Biocompatible (d) Soft


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Biocompatible
Explanation: Safe for human body. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āĻšā§° āĻĻ⧇āĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻŋā§°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻāĨ¤


Q10. Symbol of Titanium is ? : Titanium-ā§° āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
(a) Tm (b) Ti (c) Ta (d) Tb


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Ti