LITHIUM Li
By: Joyce Li
Lithium was discovered in 1817 by Johan Arfvedon. Lithium's group name is the Alkaline metals. The atomic mass is 6.941. It has 3 protons, 3 electrons, and 4 nuetrons. Lithium is the lightest known metal. This picture shows a Lithium atom.
Chemical Name: Lithium
Chemical Symbol: Li
Atomic Mass: 6.941
Atomic Number: 3
Solid, Liquid, Gas, or Synthetic: Solid
Color: Silvery
Element Group Name: Metal
Melting Point: 180.50°C
Boiling Point: 1342°C
Family: Alkaline Metals
Chemical Symbol: Li
Atomic Mass: 6.941
Atomic Number: 3
Solid, Liquid, Gas, or Synthetic: Solid
Color: Silvery
Element Group Name: Metal
Melting Point: 180.50°C
Boiling Point: 1342°C
Family: Alkaline Metals
When Lithium and water are next to each other it produces a red flame. The substance after the reaction is hydrogen gas and lithium hydroxide.
WHAT LITHIUM IS USED FOR
- Batteries
- Ceramics
- Some Greases
- Some Glasses: lenses for your glasses, telescopes
- Medicine for Mental Illnesses (Lithium Carbonated)
- Enamels
- Space vehicles (Lithium Hydroxide)
COOL FACTS
Lithium has very low density, so it can float on water. Lithium is the lightest solid element. It's name comes from the greek word lithos (stone). Lithium is very soft. And it is never found alone in nature. Lithium is head of the Alkaline metals. Lithium is found in many rocks. It is in .005 of the Earth's crust. The world's largest producer of Lithium is the United States.
Vocabulary
ceramics: pottery
enamels: glassy substance applied to metallic or other hard surfaces.
enamels: glassy substance applied to metallic or other hard surfaces.
URL
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"L 12." The World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. Chicago, IL: World Book, 2009. 386. Print.
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