• Latin name:
  Lithium
• English name:
  Lithium
• Year discovered:
  1817
• Discovered by:
  Johan August Arfwedson
• Country of Discovery:
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• Cost per 100 grams:
  1.75 USD
• CAS Number:
  CAS7439-93-2
• Electron shell:
  K2-L1-M0-N0-O0-P0-Q0-R0

Lithium is a chemical element with the symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is a soft, silver-white metal belonging to the alkali metal group of chemical elements. Under standard conditions it is the lightest metal and the least dense solid element.

• Atomic number:
  3
• Atomic weight (Relative atomic mass):
  6.941765353712 (g/mol)
• Density:
  0.534 (g/cm³)
• Melting point:
  180.5°C = 356.90°F = 453.65K
• Boiling point:
  1330.0°C = 2426.00°F = 1603.15K
• Valence electrons:
  1
• Period:
  2
• Group:
  IA
• Block:
  s - block
• Emission spectrum:
  

• Phase:
  Solid

  
• Fusion heat:
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• Specific heat:
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• Thermal expansion:
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• Vaporization heat:
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• Electron configuration:
  1s2 2s1
Oxidation states:

• -
• -
• -
• -
• -
• -
• +1
• -
• -
• -
• -
• -
• -
• -
• -
• Ion charge:
  Li¹⁺
• The ionization potential of an atom:
  5.392 (eV)
• Atomic radius:
  167 (pm)
• Covalent radius:
  130 (pm)
• Van der Waals radius:
  182 (pm)

• Electrical conductivity:
  10775862.0689655 (S/m)
• Electrical type:
  Conductor
• Magnetic type:
  Paramagnetism
• Volume magnetic susceptibility:
  1.37 ⋅ 10^-9
• Mass magnetic susceptibility:
  2.56 ⋅ 10^-8
• Molar magnetic susceptibility:
  1.78 ⋅ 10^-10 (m³/mol)
• Resistivity:
  9.28 ⋅ 10^-8 (Ω · m)
• Superconducting point:
  ----

• Debye temperature:
  126.85°C = 260.33°F = 400K

• Colour:
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• CAS Number:
  CAS7439-93-2
• CID Number:
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• RTEC Number:
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• Brinell hardness:
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• Mohs hardness:
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• Vickers hardness:
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• Bulk modulus:
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• Young's modulus:
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• Liquid density:
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• Molar volume:
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• Poisson's ratio:
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• Shear modulus:
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• Speed of sound transmission:
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• Refractive index:
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• Thermal conductivity:
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• Electronegativity:
  0.98
• Valence electrons:
  1
• Electron affinity:
  59.6326 kJ/mole

• Radioactive:
  No
• Half life:
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• Lifetime:
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• Neutron cross section, barn:
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• Universe contains "Lithium" at the rate of
  6 ⋅ 10^-7%
• Sun contains "Lithium" at the rate of
  6 ⋅ 10^-9%
• Oceans contain "Lithium" at the rate of
  1.8 ⋅ 10^-5%
• Human body contains "Lithium" at the rate of
  9.98774237 ⋅ 10^-6%
• The Earth's crust consists of "Lithium" at the rate of
  0.002%
• Meteorites consist of "Lithium" at the rate of
  0.00017%