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Lithium ( Li )

  • Atomic number: 3
  • Appearance: silvery-white solid
  • Standard atomic weight: 6.94
  • Group: group 1 (H and alkali metals)
  • Period: 2
  • Electron configuration: 1s2 2s1
  • Element category: alkali metal
  • Melting point: 453.65 K
  • Boiling point: 1603 K
  • Sublimation point:
  • Standard Temperature ( 273.15 ) and Pressure ( 1 bar = 105 Pa )
  • Phase at STP: solid
  • Density at STP:
  • Heat of fusion: 3.0 kJ/mol
  • Heat of vaporization: 136 kJ/mol
  • Molar heat capacity: 24.86 kJ/(mol·K)
  • Oxidation states: 1
  • Electronegativity: Pauling scale: 0.98
  • Covalent radius: 128 pm (1×10−12 m)
  • Van der Waals radius: 182 pm (1×10−12 m)
  • Crystal structure:
  • Speed of sound: 6000 m/s (at 20 °C)
  • Thermal expansion: 46 µm/(m·K)
  • Thermal conductivity: 84.8 W/(m·K)

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