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Litio– Lithium
Mass: 6,941 u
[He]2s1
Melting point: 453,69 K
Boiling point: 1615 K
Density: 535 kg/m3
Discovery: Johan August (1817)
Under standard conditions it is the lightest metal and the least
dense solid element. Like all alkali metals, lithium is highly reactive and
flammable. For this reason, it is typically stored in mineral oil. When cut
open, lithium exhibits a metallicluster, but contact with moist
air corrodes the surface quickly to a dull silvery gray, then black tarnish.
Because of its high reactivity, lithium never occurs freely in nature, and
instead, only appears incompounds, which are usually ionic.

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Litio

  • 1. 3 Litio– Lithium Mass: 6,941 u [He]2s1 Melting point: 453,69 K Boiling point: 1615 K Density: 535 kg/m3 Discovery: Johan August (1817) Under standard conditions it is the lightest metal and the least dense solid element. Like all alkali metals, lithium is highly reactive and flammable. For this reason, it is typically stored in mineral oil. When cut open, lithium exhibits a metallicluster, but contact with moist air corrodes the surface quickly to a dull silvery gray, then black tarnish. Because of its high reactivity, lithium never occurs freely in nature, and instead, only appears incompounds, which are usually ionic.