Question

At 900∘c titanium tetrachloride vapor reacts with molten magnesium metal to form solid titanium metal and molten magnesium chloride. part a write a balanced equation for this reaction. express your answer as a chemical equation. identify all of the phases in your answer.

Answer 1

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The balanced chemical equation for this reaction is the following one:

TiCl₄(g) + 2Mg(l) → Ti(s) + 2MgCl₂(l)

This reaction is crucial to the production of Titanium Metal. Titanium Tetrachloride is the product of the reduction of Titanium ores, in a reaction called "The Chloride Process". After that process, the product, Titanium Tetrachloride, is reacted with Magnesium metal as described in the reaction before. This process is called "The Kroll process"

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