Lithium

Periodic Table of the Elements
 * Science and Technology**


 * Lithium** (by Eli)

Lithium has the atomic number 3 and an atomic weight of 6.941. The element has 3 protons, 4 neutrons and 3 electrons. Lithium has 9 isotopes. Natural lithium is composed of Lithium-6 and Lithium-7, with the latter being much more abundant. Lithium is used most commonly in cell phone batteries; almost every new cell phone contains a lithium-ion or lithium-polymer battery. Forms of lithium are used to treat illnesses such as gout. Also, lithium is used in flares and pyrotechnics. Lithium is an important ingredient in nuclear reactions. It also can be used to launch objects, such as torpedos. Lithium has many compounds, and the more common ones are listed below:


 * [|Lithium hydride] : LiH
 * [|Lithium fluoride] : LiF
 * [|Lithium chloride] : LiCl
 *  [|Lithium chloride monohydrate] : LiCl.H 2 O
 * [|Lithium iodide] : LiI
 *  [|Dilithium oxide] : Li 2 O
 *  [|Dilithium peroxide] : Li <span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">2 O <span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">2
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Lithium superoxide] : LiO <span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">2
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Lithium sulphide] : Li <span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">2 S
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Dilithium selenide] : Li <span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">2 Se
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Dilithium telluride] : Li <span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">2 Te
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Trilithium nitride] : Li <span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">3 N
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Lithium iodide trihydrate] : LiI.3H <span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">2 O
 * <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 3em;">[|Lithium hydroxide monohydra]

Lithium can be made in to batteries that have a longer life span and can produce voltages from 1.5 V to about 3.7 V

by Tyler Shakespear