1 / 10

Lithium

Lithium . By : Monika Clark. Periodic Table Information. Name – Lithium Atomic Symbol – Li Atomic Number – 3 Atomic Mass – 6.941 Group # - 1 Period # - 2. Physical Properties. Color : Silvery-white/ Grey State of Matter (at room temperature) : Solid Malleable Ductile

nida
Download Presentation

Lithium

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Lithium By : Monika Clark

  2. Periodic Table Information • Name – Lithium • Atomic Symbol – Li • Atomic Number – 3 • Atomic Mass – 6.941 • Group # - 1 • Period # - 2

  3. Physical Properties • Color : Silvery-white/ Grey • State of Matter (at room temperature) : Solid • Malleable • Ductile • Conductor of electricity and heat • Melting Point : 375 degrees Fahrenheit • Boiling Point : 2,457 degrees Fahrenheit • Density : 0.534 grams per cubic centimeter • Soft

  4. Chemical Properties • Reacts quickly with water and air • Corrosive • Radioactive

  5. Uses • Rechargeable Batteries • High performance aircraft parts • Coolant in nuclear breeder reactors • Mood-stabilizing drugs (when mixed with Carbonate) • Desiccants (when mixed Chloride and Bromide) • All purpose and high – temperature lubricant (when mixed with stearate)

  6. History • Lithium was discovered by Johan Arfvedson in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1817. • He discovered lithium during a routine chemical investigation of some minerals from a mine. • The origin of the word Lithium is Greek. The Greek word lithos means “stone.”

  7. Allotropes, Isotopes, or Important Compounds • Lithium hydroxide is an important compound. • It is obtained from carbonate and is a strong base. It dissolves in water to produce a high concentration of hydroxide (OH) ions. • Lithium-6 and lithium-7 are isotopes.

  8. Other Interesting Facts • Lithium is the only alkali metal that reacts with nitrogen. • Humphrey Davy created some of the first lithium metal from lithium carbonate that is used to inhibit the manic phase of bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder. • Lithium batteries have high energy density and are located in computers and cell phones. • Lithium is believed to be one of the three elements produced in large quantities by the Big Bang. • The other elements are hydrogen and helium.

More Related