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The document outlines a problem set related to the chemistry of titanium, including its preparation and isotopic analysis. It covers the empirical formula of titanium chloride, balanced chemical equations for its production and refinement, and calculations involving limiting reactants and atomic masses. Key results include the mass of chlorine needed for production and the average mass of titanium atoms from an ore sample.

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The document outlines a problem set related to the chemistry of titanium, including its preparation and isotopic analysis. It covers the empirical formula of titanium chloride, balanced chemical equations for its production and refinement, and calculations involving limiting reactants and atomic masses. Key results include the mass of chlorine needed for production and the average mass of titanium atoms from an ore sample.

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Section C10: Problem Set 2 (Week 3)

Cumulative Exercise (Ch. 2 of Principles of Modern Chemistry Oxtoby et al)


***Answers only without step-by-step solutions

Titanium
Metallic titanium and its alloys (especially those with aluminum and vanadium) combine the advantages
of high strength and light weight and are therefore used widely in the aerospace industry for the bodies
and engines of airplanes. The major natural source for titanium is the ore rutile, which contains titanium
dioxide (TiO2).

A). An intermediate in the preparation of elemental titanium from TiO 2 is a volatile chloride of titanium
(boiling point 136 °C) that contains 25.24% titanium by mass. Determine the empirical formula of this
compound.

TiCl4

B). The titanium chloride dealt with in parts A is produced by the reaction of chlorine with a hot mixture
of titanium dioxide and coke (carbon), with carbon dioxide generated as a by-product. Write a balanced
chemical equation for this reaction.

TiO2 +C +2Cl 2 →Ti Cl4 +C O2

C). What mass of chlorine is needed to produce 79.2 g of the titanium chloride?

59.2 g of chlorine needed

D). The titanium chloride then reacts with liquid magnesium at 900°C to give titanium and magnesium
chloride. Write a balanced chemical equation for this step in the refining of titanium.

TiCl 4 +2 Mg → 2 Mg Cl2 +T i

E). Suppose the reaction for part D contains 351g of the titanium chloride and 63.2 g liquid magnesium.
Which is the limiting reactant? What maximum mass of titanium could result?

Limiting Reactant is Mg
Maximum mass of titanium is 62.3 g

F). Isotopic analysis of the titanium from a particular ore gave the following results.
Isotope Relative Mass Abundance (%)
46
Ti 45.952633 7.93
47
Ti 46.95176 7.28
48
Ti 47.947948 73.94
49
Ti 48.947867 5.51
50
Ti 49.944789 5.34
Calculate the mass of a single 48Ti atom and the average mass of the titanium atoms in this ore sample.

(Does not have to be in correct significant figures)


Mass of a single 48Ti atom: 7.961949 ×10−23 g
Average mass of Ti atoms in this ore sample: 7.950 ×10−23 g

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