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Johann August Arfvedson discovered Lithium in 1817. ... The symbol for lithium is Li. ... Lithium melts at 181˘XC or 358˘XF, boils at 1342˘XC or 2448˘XF, and is solid at room temperature. On the periodic table, lithium is found in group 1A in the s block. ... The electron configuration of lithium is 1s22s1. ... There are two stable isotopes of lithium, lithium-6 and lithium-7. ... 0 x 101 milligrams per kilograms of the earths crust is lithium, making it the thirty-fifth most abundant element in the earths crust. ... 8 x 10-1 milligrams per liter of the ocean is lithium.
Lithium does not occur in nature by itself, only in compounds. ... Lepidolite, spodumeme, petalite, and amblygonite are the more important minerals containing lithium. ... Lithium is silvery in appearance, much like sodium and potassium, other members of the alkali metal series. ... Lithium tarnishes instantaneously and corrodes rapidly upon exposure to air.
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