Lithium

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Description

In today's mobile world, lithium is best known for its application in the lithium-ion rechargeable battery, ubiquitous in every laptop, cell phone or tablet you are likely to run into. The lightest of all solid elements and the most reactive of all metals, lithium is important mainly because of its chemical properties and not its physical properties. It reacts slowly but violently with water to form Lithium hydroxide, so pure lithium cannot be exposed to ambient air for too long. However, its alloys with some transition metals are more stable and are used in specialized aircraft parts. Lithium's solubility in organic solvents and its reactivity are also used in the organic chemical synthesis industry.

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Properties

General

Property	Temperature	Value
Density	20.0 °C	0.54 g/cm³ Show Material materials with Density of 0.54 g/cm³

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value
Elastic modulus	20.0 °C	4.91 GPa Show Material materials with Elastic modulus of 4.91 GPa
Hardness, Brinell	20.0 °C	5 [-] Show Material materials with Hardness, Brinell of 5 [-]
Poisson's ratio	20.0 °C	0.36 [-] Show Material materials with Poisson's ratio of 0.36 [-]
Tensile strength	20.0 °C	15 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 15 MPa

Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value
Melting point		180.54 °C Show Material materials with Melting point of 180.54 °C
Specific heat capacity	20.0 °C	3560 J/(kg·K) Show Material materials with Specific heat capacity of 3560 J/(kg·K)
Thermal conductivity	20.0 °C	84.8 W/(m·K) Show Material materials with Thermal conductivity of 84.8 W/(m·K)

Electrical

Property	Temperature	Value
Electrical resistivity	20.0 °C	9.29E-8 Ω·m Show Material materials with Electrical resistivity of 9.29E-8 Ω·m