lithium

     

Lithium (pronounce /ˈlɪθiəm/) is a chemical element with the symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is a soft alkali metal with a silver-white color. Under standard conditions, it is the lightest metal and the least dense solid element. Like all alkali metals, lithium is highly reactive, corroding quickly in moist air to form a black tarnish. For this reason, lithium metal is typically stored under the cover of oil.

Trivia about lithium

  • No Li, this element was discovered by Johann Arfvedson in 1817
  • The name of this lightest of all metals, symbol Li, comes from the Greek for "stone"
  • The major source of this treatment for bipolar disorder is mined in North Carolina
  • A compound of this lightest metal is used to treat bipolar disorder
  • This lightest metal is often used in the treatment of manic depression
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, IL.) Argonne researchers are working to reduce the size & increase the life span of storage batteries with this element in their name
  • This metal, the lightest solid element, was discovered here in Sweden by J.A. Arfvedson
  • Compounds of this lightest metal have been used to treat manic depression
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Plasma Physics Lab at Princeton.) In generating fusion energy, scientists are experimenting with this lightest metal, also used in cell phone batteries
  • A battery of tests will tell you this element's name is from the Greek for "stony"
  • Although a soft, light metal, it has a name from the Greek for "stony"
  • Alkali metals include sodium & this one, the least dense of all metals

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