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Facts About Lithium and Aluminium


Facts About Aluminium and Lithium


Facts

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.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1817   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %   
18
5 * 10-3 %   
5

Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
0.00 %   
10

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