Question

A compound containing this element is electrolyzed in a solution of molten calcium chloride for purification in the Fray-Farthing-Chen Cambridge process. In 1972, (15[1])Kenichi Honda and Akira Fujishima (15[1])discovered that an oxide of this element can catalyze the decomposition of water. The thio sol-gel process produces thin films of this element’s disulfide, which can be used to form the cathode in solid-state lithium batteries. The (*) Petasis reagent is prepared by reacting alkyllithium (10[1])with the dichloride of a metallocene (-5[1])containing this metal. This metal is extracted from rutile in the Kroll process. (10[2])Both (10[1])zinc and this metal’s dioxide are white pigments (-5[1])commonly added to (10[1])mineral sunscreen products. For 10 points, name this corrosion-resistant metal with the chemical symbol Ti ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: titanium [or Ti until “Ti” is read; accept titanium dioxide or titanium(IV) oxide or titania; accept titanium disulfide; prompt on titanocene]
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2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%33%33%86.00
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%0%0%90.00
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y4100%0%75%100.00
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