How is titanium isolated?

Answer 1

Titanium is not found in nature. Extracting the metal is a chemical process, not a separation. Titanium ore such as rutile is crushed and heated with chlorine and coke (carbon).

TiO2 + 2Cl2 + 2C = TiCl4 + 2CO

The TiCl4 is then reduced by either sodium or magnesium

TiCl4 + 4Na = Ti + 4NaCl

Remember the numbers after the element symbols must be subscripts.

The process is difficult and dangerous and needs a lot of special conditions.

Answer 2

Titanium is usually isolated through a process called the Kroll process. In this method, titanium tetrachloride is reduced with magnesium to produce titanium metal. The resulting titanium sponge is then melted and further processed to obtain pure titanium metal.

Answer 3

The metal can be purified by decomposing the iodide.

p.s. i did not come up with this answer myself. i copied and pasted this answer.

Answer 4

I have no idea sorry.