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Boiling Point 1342 °C Melting Point 453.69 °C Density 535 kg m-3 Number ofprotons, neutrons, and electrons 3 protons and electrons and 4 neutrons Atomic mass 6.941(2) Atomic Number 3 Electron configuration and orbital notation 1s 2 2s1 Number of Valence Electrons 3 Who discovered it? Johan August Arfvedson How was it discovered?He discovered it during an analysis of petalite ore taken from the Swedish island of Utö. Arfvedson discovered lithium in the minerals spodumene and lepidolite. When was it discovered?1817 Where was it produced, processed, or minced and how?C.G. Gmelin observed in 1818 that lithium salts colour flames that are bright red.Neither scientists were able to isolate the element itself from lithium salts. Chemical Properties?none Physical Properties:
 * __ Lithium Li __**
 * Thermal conductivity: 85 W m-1 K-1
 * Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 46 x 10-6 K-1
 * Density of solid: 535 kg m -3
 * Molar volume: 13.02 cm 3
 * Velocity of sound 6000 m s -1

Minerals, compounds, or ores in which its found: spodumene and lepidolite Two common chemical reactions? reaction of lithium with air: 4Li(s) + (g)2O(s) or 2Li(s)+(g)2(s) reaction with lithium and water:2Li(s) + 2(g) [] Industrial or commercial uses?Pure lithium metal is used in rechargeable lithium ion batteries and the metal is used as an alloy with [|aluminum], [|copper], [|manganese], and [|cadmium] to make high performance aircraft parts. Lithium also has various nuclear applications, for example as a coolant in nuclear breeder reactors and a source of tritium, which is formed by bombarding lithium with neutrons. Lithium carbonate is used as a mood-stabilizing drug. Lithium chloride and bromide are used as desiccants. Lithium stearate is used as an all-purpose and high-temperature lubricant. Cost or value: its about $180.00 depending on where you buy it Diagrahm of Bohr Model:

Element in pure state: Unusual facts: [] []
 * from greek word lilthos
 * lightest of all materials
 * leading contender for batteries
 * nearly all vertebrate and body tissues contain lithium
 * exceptionally high charge to radius ratio
 * its believed to be one of three elements (hydrogen and helium) produced in large amounts because of the Big Bang
 * as an elements it is the only alkali metal that reacts with nitrogen
 * humphry davy produced a small amount of the world’s first lithium metal from lithium carbonate
 * Today the lithium ions in lithium carbonate are used to inhibit the pahse of bipolar disorder.
 * Batteries with a lithium base have revolutionized consumer devices like electronics
 * lithium batteries have a lot of energy compared with baterries with other bases.
 * Evanescence(a band) has a song called lithium