1. Lithium
Teshaia Johnson
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2. Lithium
My Element is Lithium. Johann August Arfvedson is the person who discovered Lithium in the year 1817.
Lithium is a very unique element. People can actually take Lithium to treat their bipolar disorder.

3. Info on Lithium… Symbol:Li Atomic number:3 Atomic mass:6.94
Boiling point:1342 Degrees Celsius
Melting point:180.5 degrees Celsius
Density:0.534 grams per cubic centimeter

4. Cont… Abundant physical state: Solid at 298k # of Protons:3
# of Electrons:3
# of Neutrons:6
# of Valence Electrons:1
Electron Configuration:He 1s2
Element Group:Alkali metal

5. Cont… Element period:2 Elements charge:+1
Color:silvery white with hint of grey
Odor: Odorless
Toxicity:1.5 millieqlvalents per liter
Isotopes;Li-2, Li-3, Li-4, Li-5, Li-6

6. About Lithium
Lithium was named by the man who discovered it Johann August Arfvedson. He named it Lithium after the Greek word “Lithos” which means “stone”.
Lithium is very abundant. It is contained in many minerals, lepidolite, petalite, and amblygonite.

7. The common uses for Lithium are ceramics and glass, in primary aluminum production, rocket propellants, vitamin A synthesis, silver solders, underwater buoyancy devices, and batteries.

8. Work Cited
“The Element Lithium”. Gagnon,n.d. Web. 28 May 2010
“How is Lithium mined”? N.p., Web. 28 May 2010
“Where did Lithium get its name”? N.p., Web. 28 May 2010