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**Symbol:** Ti
**Atomic number:** 22
**International title:** titanium
**Relative Atomic Weight:** 47,88
**Information:** Titanium is a light metal with a grey to silvery colour. It is a good conductor of heat and electricity. It is chemically very resistant.
**Use:** It is used to produce alloys used in spacecraft production. It is used for the manufacturing of surgical instruments, implants and piercings. It also produces various jewellery or luxury wrist watches.
**Occurrence:** Titanium is a relatively widespread element in Earth's crust. Its major minerals include ilmenite FeTiO₃ and ruby TiO₂.
**Structure:** Titanium crystallizes into a hexagonal (primitive core cell) system.
