Chemical Symbol Li (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the Li element?

The answer is Lithium, whose symbol is Li, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Lithium Overview

Chemical Symbol

Li (Lithium)

Uses

Used in batteries. Also for certain kinds of glass and ceramics. Some is used in lubricants.

State at 20 °C

solid

Description

Soft silvery-white metal. Lightest of metals. Accounts for only 0.0007% of the earth's crust.

Name Origin

Greek: lithos (stone).

Sources

Obtained by passing electric charge through melted lithium chloride and from the silicate mineral called spodumene [LiAl(Si2O6)].

Atomic Number

3

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

6,941

Discovery

Discovered By: Johann Arfwedson

Year: 1817

Location: Sweden

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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