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When was titanium first used? (1 Viewer)

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^ hmmm. thank you Mr. Smarty pants but clearly i have already looked on google if i have asked here. There is absolutely nothing online.
 

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^ hmmm. thank you Mr. Smarty pants but clearly i have already looked on google if i have asked here. There is absolutely nothing online.
What dotpoint of the syllabus? Titanium has high reactivity and wasn't discovered in "Ancient times". I don't particularly know much regarding Titanium, but here's some information on the very similar Aluminium (not copy+pasted):

  • Compounds consisting of aluminium have been used throughout ancient times.
  • Ancient Middle Eastern civilisations used aluminium salts for the preparation of dyes and medicines and they are used to this day in indigestion tablets and toothpaste.
  • At one point in history, aluminium was such a valuable commodity that rulers and the wealthy preferred impressing their guests with plates and cutlery made from aluminium rather than gold.
  • Ancient Greeks and Romans commonly used aluminium salts for dressing wounds due to aluminium’s ability to stop bleeding.
  • Naturally occurring compounds of aluminium were actually put to use by ancient civilisations.
  • Clays made of hydrated aluminium silicates were used in pottery and aluminium sulphate was known to the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans as a mordant in the dyeing process.
 

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Yes, I'm not sure if titanium was used in ancient times.
 

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