Li - Lithium - periodic table of the elements

The light metal, lithium, was discovered in mineral compounds, by August Arfvedson in 1817 and electrolyticaly purified by Sir Humphrey Davy (also, independantly by Brandé) in 1818.

Atomic number	-	3		Density	g/mL	0	.53
Atomic weight	u	6	.941	Melting point	K	453	.7
Bonding radius	A	1	.23	Boiling point	K	1615
Atomic radius	A	2	.05	Heat of vaporization	kJ/mol	145	.92
Ionization Potential	V	5	.392	Heat of fusion	kJ/mol	3
Electronegativity	-	0	.98	Specific heat	J/gK	3	.6
The oxide is a strong base.				Crystal are body centered cubic.
Electron configuration: 1s² 2s¹

Other elements of the periodic table

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

H He

Li Be B C N O F Ne

Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar

K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr

Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe

Cs Ba La * Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn

Fr Ra Ac ** Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt 110 111 112 113

Lanthanides* Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu

Actinides ** Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr