Lithium

Chemical Properties

Group	1	Melting point	180.5 °C
Period	2	Boiling point	2061 °C
Block	s	Density (g cm−3)	0.534
Atomic number	3	Relative atomic mass	6.94
State at 20°C	Solid	Key isotopes	7Li
Electron configuration	[He] 2s1	CAS number	7439-93-2
ChemSpider ID	2293625	ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database.

What is Lithium?

• The periodic table’s first occurrence of lithium is among the alkalis.
• The lightest solid metal is it.
• It is present in the Earth’s crust in 65 ppm and is moderately plentiful (parts per million).

Uses of Lithium

• Lithium chloride and bromine combine to create concentrated brine, which when heated to a high temperature absorbs humidity. Air conditioning system production involves the usage of brine.
• Parts for airplanes are made from metal alloys containing copper, aluminum, manganese, and cadmium.
• Both the ceramic industry and medicine employ carbonate as an antidepressant.

Properties of Lithium

• In several reactions involving both organic and inorganic reactants, lithium plays an active role. It forms monoxide and peroxide when it interacts with oxygen.
• Water and metallic lithium interact quite violently.
• This metal has a high specific heat, or calorific capacity, which is one of its notable characteristics. Other characteristics include its wide range of temperatures in the liquid state and strong thermal conductivity.
• Both its density and viscosity are quite low.
• This metal’s metallic form is insoluble in hydrocarbons but soluble in short-chain aliphatic amines like ethylamine.

Certain Facts About Lithium

• Only minerals and salts contain lithium. The lithium-ion battery is an essential part found in a lot of modern products.

Related Elements
Hydrogen	Nickel	Neon	Potassium
Helium	Copper	Sodium	Calcium
Cobalt	Zinc	Magnesium	Scandium
Beryllium	Gallium	Aluminum	Titanium
Boron	Germanium	Silicon	Vanadium
Carbon	Arsenic	Phosphorus	Chromium
Nitrogen	Selenium	Sulfur	Manganese
Oxygen	Bromine	Chlorine	Iron
Fluorine	Krypton	Argon