1. Blase Biello
Lithium
Li
3
Print by: Marissa Swinghammer

2. THANKS!

3. Element Name
Lithium

4. Element Symbol
Li

5. Atomic Number
3

6. Protons: 3
Electrons: 3
Neutrons: 3.941

7. Atomic Mass
6.941

8. Electron Configuration
1s2 2s1

9. Valence Electrons: 3

10. Energy Levels: 2

11. Properties/Characteristics
1. Lithium is the least electropositive of the alkali group.
2. Lithium has about half the density of water, and floats in hydrocarbons.
3. Lithium metal is flammable and potentially explosive when exposed to air
and especially water.

12. Used for?
-Lithium is used in batteries.
-Lithium carbonate is used as a mood
stabilizer in the medical field.
-Lithium stearate is a common all-purpose
high-temperature lubricant.

13. Who, What, When, Where,
How?!
Who discovered it?
-José Bonifácio de Andrade e Silva
When did he discover it?
-1800
Where did he discover it?
-In a Swedish iron mine on the island of Utö.
How?
-He was mining.
What was it called?
-Petalite (lithium aluminum silicate)

14. 1. Where is it found?
2. How is it gathered?
3. How is it purified?
1. It is found in igneous rock and mineral springs, brine
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pools and deposits.
2. It is gathered by being separated from other elements in
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igneous rock and extracted from the mineral springs, brine
pools and brine deposits.
3. It is purified by being separated from the other elements.
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15. APA Citations
Dayah, Michael (1997). Dynamic Periodic Table. Retrieved April 28, 2009, from
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Dynamic Periodic Table Web site: http://www.dayah.com/periodic
Swinghammer, Melissa (2008). Periodic Table Printmaking Project. Retrieved April 30,
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2009, from Periodic Table Printmaking Project Web site: http://www.azuregrackle.com/
periodictable/table/
Barbalace, Kenneth (1999). Periodic Table of Elements: Lithium. Retrieved April 30,
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2009, from Periodic Table of Elements: Lithium Web site: http://
environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/Li.html
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