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What is Lithium?
Lithium


Periodic Table
0
Symbol
Li 0
Group Number
1 17
Period Number
2 6
Block
s block 0
Element Family
Alkali 0
CAS Number
7439932 85
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m 0
Space Group Number
229.00 1
Facts
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Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
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Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining 0
History
0
Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson 0
Discovery
In 1817 0
Abundance
0
Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 % 18
Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 % 11
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 % 22
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 % 44
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 % 15
Abundance In Humans
0.00 % 16
Uses
0
Uses & Benefits
  • The main usage of Lithium is manufacturing rechargeable batteries for electronic equipment and gadgets.
  • it is also used in manufacturing non-rechargeable batteries.
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Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry 0
Medical Uses
NA 0
Other Uses
Alloys 0
Biological Properties
0
Toxicity
NA 0
Present in Human Body
Yes 0
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3 27
In Bone
1.30 p.p.m. 17
Physical
0
Melting Point
180.54 °C 73
Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C 62
Appearance
0
Physical State
Solid 0
Color
Silvery White 0
Luster
NA 0
Hardness
0
Mohs Hardness
0.60 21
Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa 52
Vickers Hardness
Not Available 0
Speed of Sound
6,000.00 m/s 3
Optical Properties
0
Refractive Index
Not Available 0
Reflectivity
Not Available 0
Allotropes
No 0
α Allotropes
Not Available 0
β Allotropes
Not Available 0
γ Allotropes
Not Available 0
Chemical
0
Chemical Formula
Li 0
Isotopes
0
Known Isotopes
8 30
Electronegativity
0
Pauling Electronegativity
0.98 46
Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89 26
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97 38
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.97 19
Allen Electronegativity
0.91 41
Electropositivity
0
Pauling Electropositivity
3.02 8
Ionization Energies
0
1st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol 81
2nd Energy Level
7,298.10 kJ/mol 3
3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol 4
4th Energy Level
Not Available 0
5th Energy Level
Not Available 0
6th Energy Level
Not Available 0
7th Energy level
Not Available 0
8th Energy Level
Not Available 0
9th Energy Level
Not Available 0
10th Energy Level
Not Available 0
11th Energy Level
Not Available 0
12th Energy Level
Not Available 0
13th Energy Level
Not Available 0
14th Energy Level
Not Available 0
15th Energy Level
Not Available 0
16th Energy Level
Not Available 0
17th Energy Level
Not Available 0
18th Energy Level
Not Available 0
19th Energy Level
Not Available 0
20th Energy Level
Not Available 0
21st Energy Level
Not Available 0
22nd Energy Level
Not Available 0
23rd Energy Level
Not Available 0
24th Energy Level
Not Available 0
25th Energy Level
Not Available 0
26th Energy Level
Not Available 0
27th Energy Level
Not Available 0
28th Energy Level
Not Available 0
29th Energy Level
Not Available 0
30th Energy Level
Not Available 0
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.26 g/amp-hr 75
Electron Work Function
2.90 eV 37
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes 0
Atomic
0
Atomic Number
3 92
Electron Configuration
[He] 2s1 0
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC) 0
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100 0
Atom
0
Number of Protons
3 91
Number of Neutrons
4 68
Number of Electrons
3 91
Radius of an Atom
0
Atomic Radius
152.00 pm 31
Covalent Radius
128.00 pm 50
Van der Waals Radius
182.00 pm 35
Atomic Weight
6.94 amu 86
Atomic Volume
13.10 cm3/mol 39
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
0
Previous Element
Not Available 0
Next Element
25 0
Valence Electron Potential
19.00 (-eV) 60
Lattice Constant
351.00 pm 42
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2 0
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available 0
Mechanical
0
Density
0
Density At Room Temperature
0.53 g/cm3 84
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.51 g/cm3 60
Tensile Strength
Not Available 0
Viscosity
Not Available 0
Vapor Pressure
0
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
109.00 (Pa) 2
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available 0
Elasticity properties
0
Shear Modulus
4.20 GPa 49
Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa 44
Young's Modulus
4.90 GPa 55
Poisson Ratio
Not Available 0
Other Mechanical Properties
NA 0
Magnetic
0
Magnetic Characteristics
0
Specific Gravity
0.53 70
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic 0
Permeability
Not Available 0
Susceptibility
Not Available 0
Electrical Properties
0
Electrical Property
Conductor 0
Resistivity
92.80 nΩ·m 33
Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω 19
Electron Affinity
59.60 kJ/mol 16
Thermal
0
Specific Heat
3.60 J/(kg K) 1
Molar Heat Capacity
24.86 J/mol·K 48
Thermal Conductivity
84.80 W/m·K 20
Critical Temperature
3,223.00 K 1
Thermal Expansion
46.00 µm/(m·K) 7
Enthalpy
0
Enthalpy of Vaporization
134.70 kJ/mol 50
Enthalpy of Fusion
3.00 kJ/mol 57
Enthalpy of Atomization
160.70 kJ/mol 52
Standard Molar Entropy
29.10 J/mol.K 51
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