Lithium, Lithium is highly reactive. Lithium, Lithium helps treats bipolar disorder.

 

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Lithium was discovered by Johan August Arfvedson in 1817. It was discovered in Sweden. “Lithium” comes from the Greek word “lithos”, meaning stone. It was discovered from a mineral source.

         The first isolation of lithium was created by W.T. Brande and Sir Humphrey Davy by the electrolysis of lithium oxide. In 1855, Bunsen and Mattiessen isolated larger amounts of metals by electrolysis of lithium chloride. In 1923, the first commercial production of lithium metals was achieved by Metallgesellschaft AG in Germany using electrolysis of a molten mixture of lithium chloride and potassium chloride.

 

Lithium is used to treat bipolar disorder. It is politically important because it helps people. It is also used in batteries and glasses and even other mental illnesses other the bipolar disorder.

Its silvery white/grey. Its classification is metallic.
           Isolation: Lithium is normally not made in the laboratory, as it is available commercially. All syntheses require an electrolytic step as its difficult to as an electron to the poorly electronegative lithium ion Li+.
         The ore spodumene LiAl(SiO3)2, is the most important commercial ore that contains lithium. A form is converted into the softer B form by heating it to around 1100 C. This is mixed very carefully with hot sulphuric acid and extracted into water to form lithium sulphate, Li2SO4, solution. The sulphate is washed with sodium carbonate, ti form a precipitate as the relatively insoluble lithium carbonate.

Lithium is used for batteries, glasses, medicine and greases. Since World War 2, the production of lithium and its compounds has increasesed by a lot. The production has increased because it has the highest heat of any solid element and has found use in heat transfer applications. It is a leading contender as a battery anode material and is highly used in special glasses and ceramics. 

All humans have lithium in them. We have 0.004 lithium in our blood. We have 1.3 lithium in our bones. We have 0./025 in our liver. We have 0.023 in our muscles. We take in 0.1-2 mg of lithium every day. The total mass of lithium in an average human is 7 mg.

Lithium’s atomic number is 3. Its weight is 6.941. Lithium’s symbol is Li

Lithium’s atomic number is 3. Its weight is 6.941. Lithium’s symbol is Li. Its group number is one and it’s an Alkali metal. It’s a solid. Its cost is $300 per pound. Lithium’s oxidation state is 41. Its melting point is 180.5 Celsius and its boiling point is 1342 Celsius.

. Its group number is one and it’s an Alkali metal. It’s a solid. Its cost is $300 per pound. Lithium’s oxidation state is 41. Its melting point is 180.5 Celsius and its boiling point is 1342 Celsius.

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Lithium is alloyed with aluminuim, to learn about aluminium click here.

 

Glossary
 

Radius: a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface

Alkali: any of various bases, the hydroxides of the alkali metals and of ammonium, that neutralize acids to form salts and turn red litmus paper blue

Metalic: of, pertaining to, or consisting of metal.

Atomic: of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs

Bipolar Disorder: an affective disorder characterized by periods of mania alternating with periods of depression, usually interspersed with relatively long intervals of normal mood

Oxidation State: the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion

 

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