LiZ =  3 ◊
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◊		 Lithium
From the Greek "lithos", meaning "stone"
(AM) Atomic Mass 6.941  amu ♦    Oxidation States +1
   (BP) Boiling Point 1342  °C ♦    (MP) Melting Point 180.5  °C
   (ρ) Density 0.534  g/cm3 ♦    Crystal Structure Body Centered Cubic
   ( χ ) Electronegativity 1 ♦    (AR) Atomic Radius 1.34  Å
   Physical State Solid ♦ (C) Heat Capacity 3.582  J/g °C
Electronic-Config 1s2  2s1  ♦    (I1) First Ionization E 520.25  kJ/mol
   (ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization 147.1  kJ/mol ♦     (ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion 3  kJ/mol
   Year of Discovery 1817 ♦    Location of Discovery Sweden
(E°) Standard Potential Li+⇔ Li (-3.040 V)
Stable isotopes  6Li,  7Li
Discovered/Synthesized by Johann August Arfvedson
Natural Source The mineral/ore spodumene, lepidolite, and petalite, amblygonite
Common Uses Aluminum alloys, batteries, impact-resistant ceramic cookware, mood stabilizer
Other Info No such thing as diLithium crystals
As a drug it has long been appreciated as a mood stabilizer
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