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Titanium is oxidised by oxygen to give titanium dioxide.

Like aluminium, titanium forms a tough oxide coating, but at high temperature oxidation of the metal is very rapid. As a result, many processes such as welding must be carried out under an inert argon atmosphere.
Ti
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O2
         
TiO2
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Titanium     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Oxygen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Titanium dioxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Redox

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