alleryStart learning →Titanium oxide, which whitens toothpaste, comes from which minerals?
AQuartz and feldspar ores
BGypsum and talc ores
CRutile, ilmenite, anatase
DLignite and peat deposits
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Rutile, ilmenite, anatase
Titanium oxide used as the whitener is obtained from the minerals rutile, ilmenite and anatase.
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