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Li


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Li, 3
lithium (English)
lithium, m. (French)
Lithium, n. (German)
litij (Russian)
litio (Spanish)
litium (Swedish)


Symbol, numberLi, 3 (alkali metal), Group: 1; 1A
Weight6.941
In Nature
Discovered1817, by Johan August Arfwedson (Sweden)
Density  [kg/m3]534 [293 K] (solid)   515 [454 K] (liquid)   
Molar volume13.00 cm3
Melting Temperature453.69 K   (180.69 °C)   Enthalpy: 134.7 kJ/mol
Boiling Temperature1620 K   (1347 °C)   Enthalpy: 4.60 kJ/mol
Electrical resistance8.55E-8 [273 K] Wm
ThermalConductivity: 84.7 [300 K] W/Km     Expansion: 56E-6 /K
Configuration1s2 2s2
Ionisation [kJ/mol]
  M-->  M+--> M2+--> M3+--> M4+--> M5+--> M6+--> M7+--> M8+--> M9+-->M10+
Thermodynamics
State Df Df CpH 298.15-H°0
[kJ/mol] [J/Kmol] [kJ/mol]
Isotopes
Mass In nature Half-life Spin m/mN NMM Decay
6Li 6.0151214 7.59% stable 1 0.8220467
7Li 7.0160030 92.41% stable 3/2 3.256424
8Li 8.022486 0.84 s 2 1.6536 β- to 8Be; β-+2α to n
9Li 9.026789 0.178 s 3/2 3.439 β- to 9Be; β-+n to 8Be; β-+n+2α to n
11Li 11.04379 0.0087 s 1/2 3.668 β- to 11Be; β-+n to 10Be; β-+n+α to 6He