1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
- Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
- Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
- Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
- It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson
Hans Christian Oersted
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %5 * 10-3 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %~0.006 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans