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Titanium tetrachloride is reduced to titanium metal with magnesium when using the Kroll process.

An inert argon atmosphere is used because hot titanium reacts with both oxygen and nitrogen.

TiCl4
  +  
2
Mg
  +  
Ar
         
Ti
  +  
2
MgCl2
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Titanium tetrachloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Magnesium     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Argon Inert atmosphere    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Titanium     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Magnesium chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Industrial Process: Inorganic
Redox
Reduction: Of Substrate By Reagent

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