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Lithium information, including Technical Data, Safety Data and its properties, research, applications and other useful facts are discussed below. Scientific facts such as the atomic structure, ionization energy, abundance on Earth, conductivity and thermal properties are included.

Lithium is a member of the alkali group of metals. It has the highest specific heat of any material and the highest electrochemical potential. This makes it important in applications involving heat transfer and as the anode in batteries. Lithium is available as metal and compounds with purities from 99% to 99.999% (ACS grade to ultra-high purity); metals in the form of foil, sputtering target, and rod, and compounds as submicron and nanopowder. Lithium is a dopant in advanced optical glass. It is used as an alloy in light weight metals. Lithium stearate is a common high temperature lubricant.

Lithium facts, includig appearance, CAS #, and molecular formula and safety data, research and properties are

 

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Oxides are available in forms including powders and dense pellets for such uses as optical coating and thin film applications. Oxides tend to be insoluble. Fluorides are another insoluble form for uses in which oxygen is undesirable such as metallurgy, chemical and physical vapor deposition and in some optical coatings. Lithium is available in soluble forms including chlorides, nitrates and acetates. These compounds are also manufactured as solutions at specified stoichiometries.

Lithium is a Block S, Group 1, Period 2 element. The electronic configuration is [He] 2s1. In its elemental form lithium's CAS number is 7439-93-2. The lithium atom has a radius of 152.pm and it's Van der Waals radius is 182.pm.

All elemental metals, compounds and solutions may be synthesized in ultra high purity (e.g. 99.999%) for laboratory standards, advanced electronic, metallurgy and optical materials and other high technology advantages. Information is provided for stable (non-radioactive) isotopes. Organo-Metallic Lithium compounds are soluble in organic or non-aqueous solvents. See Analytical Services for information on available certified chemical and physical analysis techniques including MS-ICP, X-Ray Diffraction, PSD and Surface Area (BET) analysis.

Lithium was first discovered by Johann Arvedson in 1817.

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Abundance. The following table shows the abundance of lithium and each of its naturally occurring isotopes on Earth along with the atomic mass for each isotope.

Isotope
Atomic Mass
% Abundance on Earth
Li-6
6.0151223
7.5
Li-7
7.0160040
92.5

Safety Data. The safety data for lithium metal, nanoparticles and its compounds can vary widely depending on the form. For potential hazard information, toxicity, and road, sea and air transportation limitations, such as DOT Hazard Class, DOT Number, EU Number, NFPA Health rating and RTECS Class, please see the specific material or compound referenced in the left margin.

Ionisation énergie. The ionization energy for lithium (the least required energy to release a single electron from the atom in it's ground state in the gas phase) is stated in the following table:

1 er Energy Ionisation
520.23 kJ mole-1
2 ème Ionisation énergie
7298.22 kJ mole-1
3 ème Ionisation énergie
11815.13 kJ mole-1

Conductivity. As to lithium's electrical and thermal conductivity, the electrical conductivity measured as to electrical resistivity @ 20 ºC is 8.55 μΩcm and its electronegativities (or its ability to draw electrons relative to other elements) is 0.98. The thermal conductivity of lithium is 84.7 W m-1 K-1.

Thermal Properties. The melting point and boiling point for lithium are stated below. The following chart sets forth the heat of fusion, heat of vaporization and heat of atomization.

Chaleur de Fusion
4.6 kJ mole-1
Chaleur de vaporisation
147.7 kJ mole-1
Chaleur d'atomisation
157.8 kJ mole-1

 
Formule Numéro atomique Poids moléculaire Électronégativité (Pauling) Densité Point de fusion
Point d'ébullition
Vanderwaals rayon
Rayon ionique Energie de première ionisation
Li 3 6.941 g.mole-1 1.0 0.53 g.cm-3 at 20 °C 180.5 °C 1342 °C 182.pm 0.06 nm 520.23 kJ.mole-1

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Recent Research & Development for Lithium

  • Collaborative management of women with bipolar disorder during pregnancy and postpartum: pharmacologic considerations.
    J Midwifery Womens Health. 2007 Jan-Feb;52(1):3-13.


  • Stimulation effect of lithium on the metabolic activity of liver tissue mitochondria measured by microcalorimetry.
    Biol Trace Elem Res. 2006 Winter;114(1-3):163-74.


  • Role of trace elements in primary arterial hypertension: is mineral water style or prophylaxis?
    Biol Trace Elem Res. 2006 Winter;114(1-3):1-6.


  • Appropriateness of therapeutic drug monitoring for lithium.
    J Med Assoc Thai. 2006 Nov;89(11):1954-60.


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  • [Spectral studies of novel Na specific adsorbent Li(1+x)Al(x)Ti(2-x)(PO4)3]
    Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi. 2006 Oct;26(10):1943-7. Chinese.


  • Mechanistic Study on Rearrangement Cascades Starting from Annulated 2-Aza-hepta-2,4-dienyl-6-ynyl Anions: Formation of Aniline and Azepine Derivatives.
    Chemistry. 2007 Jan 5; [Epub ahead of print]


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