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Lithium

Lithium (from Ancient Greek: λίθος, líthos, 'stone') is a chemical element; it has symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal. Under standard conditions, it is the least dense metal and the least dense solid element. Like all alkali metals, lithium is highly reactive and flammable, and must be stored in vacuum, inert…

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6Li
[1.9%, 7.8%]
7Li
[92.2%, 98.1%]
Appearance
silvery-white
at T (K)
797
Atomic number (Z)
3
Atomic radius
empirical: 152 pm calculated: 167 pm

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related to history · 28
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related to Organic chemistry · 14
Lithium → As, BuLi, DME, For, However, Li, Like, Me3Si, MeLi, Organolithium, These, They, Thus, TMEDA
related to Atomic and physical · 13
Lithium → Because, Cs, Fr, In, It, Its, Li, Like, Lithium's, Molten, Na, Rb, The
related to Biological · 11
Lithium → Asian, Dry, In, Marine, Rhodes, Similarly, Solanaceae, Some, Studies, Tolerance, Whether
related to Inorganic compounds · 11
Lithium → It, LiAlH, LiBH, LiBr, LiCl, LiF, LiI, Some, The, These, This
related to Terrestrial · 11
Lithium → Although, Another, At, Earth, Earth's, Estimates, Granitic, In, The, United States, Western Lithium Corporation
related to Environmental issues · 10
Lithium → Albemarle Limitada, Although, Argentina, Atacama, Atacameño, In, Massive, Particular, Salar, The
related to Of lithium metal · 10
Lithium → Although, Because, CO2, H2O, In, Li2CO3, Li3N, LiOH, The, When
related to Astronomical · 8
Lithium → Because, Big Bang, Certain, Lithium-7, Many, Measured, Measurements, The

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Lithium6Li[1.9%, 7.8%]1.00infobox
Lithium7Li[92.2%, 98.1%]1.00infobox
LithiumAppearancesilvery-white1.00infobox
Lithiumat T (K)7971.00infobox
LithiumAtomic number (Z)31.00infobox
LithiumAtomic radiusempirical: 152 pm calculated: 167 pm1.00infobox
LithiumBlocks-block1.00infobox
LithiumBoiling point1617 K ​(1344 °C, ​2451 °F)1.00infobox
LithiumBrinell hardness5 MPa1.00infobox
LithiumBulk modulus11 GPa1.00infobox
LithiumCAS Number7439-93-21.00infobox
LithiumCovalent radius128±7 pm1.00infobox
LithiumCritical point3220 K, 67 MPa (extrapolated)1.00infobox
LithiumCrystal structure​body-centered cubic (bcc) (cI2)1.00infobox
LithiumDensity (at 20° C)0.5334 g/cm31.00infobox
LithiumDiscoveryJohan August Arfwedson (1817)1.00infobox
LithiumElectrical resistivity92.8 nΩ⋅m (at 20 °C)1.00infobox
LithiumElectron configuration[He] 2s11.00infobox
LithiumElectronegativityPauling scale: 0.981.00infobox
LithiumElectrons per shell2, 11.00infobox
LithiumFirst isolationWilliam Thomas Brande (1821)1.00infobox
LithiumGroupgroup 1: hydrogen and alkali metals1.00infobox
LithiumHeat of fusion3.00 kJ/mol1.00infobox
LithiumHeat of vaporization136 kJ/mol1.00infobox
LithiumIonization energies1st: 520.2 kJ/mol1.00infobox
LithiumIonization energies2nd: 7298.1 kJ/mol1.00infobox
LithiumIonization energies3rd: 11815.0 kJ/mol1.00infobox
LithiumLattice constanta = 350.93 pm (at 20 °C)1.00infobox
LithiumMagnetic orderingparamagnetic1.00infobox
LithiumMain isotopes.mw-parser-output .isotopes-table{text-align:center;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .isotopes-table-headers>:not(:first-child){padding:0…1.00infobox

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