1. By: Ramzi Hazim Grade 8 Science Ms. Momberg

2.  Lithium is a soft, silver-white metal.  It belongs to the alkali metal group of the chemical elements.  Lithium is the softest metal and the least dense solid.  Lithium is highly reactive and flammable.  Lithium is also used in batteries.

3.  Lithium was discovered as an element in 1817.  Lithium was first used for the treatment of Mania, in 1817.  Lithium Carbonate was created as a pill to prevent depression.  Lithium was also used for treatment on bipolar disorder.

4.  You will find it on the periodic table below Helium (H), above Sodium (Na), and to the left of Beryllium (Be).