Lithium
| Latin name | Lithium |
| English name | Lithium |
| chemical symbol | Li |
| atomic number | 3 |
| relative atomic mass | 6,941 |
| period | 2 |
| group | I.A |
| classification | alkali metals |
| discovery date | 1817 |
| discoverer | J. A. Arfvedson |
| melting point [°C] | 180,54 |
| boiling point [°C] | 1342 |
| critical temperature [°C] | 2950 |
| critical pressure [MPa] | 67 |
| density [g cm-3] | 0,534 |
| density at melting point [g cm-3] | 0,512 |
| electronegativity [Pauling] | 0,98 |
| electronegativity [Mulliken] | 0,97 |
| stand. electrode potential
[V] | −3,0401 |
| oxidation states | I |
| electron configuration | [He]2s1 |
| atomic radius [pm] | 167 |
| covalent radius [pm] | 134 |
| specific heat [J g-1K-1] | 3.6 |
| skupenské teplo tání [kJ mol-1] | 147 |
| heat of fusion [kJ mol-1] | 3.0 |
| thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1] | 84,8 |
| el. conductivity [S m-1] | 1,17.107 |
| 1. ionizing energy [kJmol-1] | 520,221 |
| 2. ionizing energy [kJmol-1] | 7298,145 |
| 3. ionizing energy [kJmol-1] | 11815,034 |
| Mohs hardness | 0,6 |
| shear modulus [GPa] | 4,2 |
| Young's modulus [GPa] | 4,9 |
| state at normal conditions | solid |
Resources
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helium ← lithium → beryllium