Periodic Table

Lithium

Atomic Number: 3

 
Overview
PropertyValueUnits

Atomic Mass

6.941

Density

0.535

g/cckg/m3lb/in3
Thermal Properties

Thermal Properties

PropertyValueUnits

Melting Point

180°C

K°C°F°R

Boiling Point

1347°C

K°C°F°R

Critical Pressure

67 MPa

MPaAtmPSI

Critical Temperature

3223°C

K°C°F°R

Heat of Fusion

3 kJ/mol

kJ/molcal/mol

Heat of Vaporization

147 kJ/mol

kJ/molcal/mol

Specific Heat

3570 J/kg·K

J/kg·K

Thermal Conductivity

85 W/m·K

W/m·K
Electon Configuration

Electron Structure

[He] 2s1

Shell Arrangement

KLMNOPQ
2100000
LevelS OrbitalP OrbitalD OrbitalF Orbital
Level 1
Level 2
History

Year Discovered

1817

Isotopes
IsotopeCommon NameSymbolMassStatusAbundanceHalf-lifeDecay modeDecay EnergyNuclear SpinMagnetic Moment

3

Li

4

LithiumLi4Radioactive0.000000000000091p3.10320

3

Li

5

LithiumLi5Radioactive0.00000000000037 p1.9651.50

3

Li

6

LithiumLi6Stable7.59---10.8550473

3

Li

7

LithiumLi7Stable92.41---1.53.2564268

3

Li

8

LithiumLi8Radioactive0840.3 msB-A16.09701221.65356

3

Li

9

LithiumLi9Radioactive0178.3 msB-n,B-11.941271.53.4391

3

Li

10

LithiumLi10Radioactive0.000000000002 nsn0.02500

3

Li

11

LithiumLi11Radioactive08.75 msB-n,B-2n,20.11931.53.6678

3

Li

12

LithiumLi12Radioactive010 nsn1.22700

Isotopic mass data for stable isotopes is from:
G. Audi, A.H. Wapstra in Nuclear Physics A, 1993, 565, 1-65
and
G. Audi, A.H.Wapstra in Nuclear Physics A, 1995, 595 409-480.

Natural abundance data is from:
K.J.R. Rosman, P.D.P. Taylor in Pure Appplied Chemistry, 1999, 71, 1593-1607.

 

Occurance
In the Universe0.0000007%
In the Sun0.000000006%
In Meteorites0.00017%
In the Earth's Crust0.0017%
In Seawater0.000018%
In the Human Body0.000003%
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