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Lithium

Lithium

Lithium (Li) is a chemical element of Group 1 (Ia) in the periodic table, the alkali metal group, lightest of the solid elements. The metal itself—which is soft, silvery-white, and lustrous—and several of its alloys and compounds are produced on an industrial scale.

Increasingly sought after, lithium is a metal necessary to carry out the energy transition. Nicknamed "white gold", it is recovered by extraction in a small number of producing countries. Become an indispensable element.

LITHIUM PROPERTIES
Among the most significant properties of lithium we find a high specific heat (heat capacity), the enormous temperature range in the liquid state, the high thermal conductivity, the low viscosity and the very low density. Many of its physical and chemical properties are more similar to those of the alkaline earth metals than to those of its own group.

LITHIUM USES
The most important use of lithium is in rechargeable batteries for mobile phones, laptops, digital cameras and electric vehicles. Lithium is also used in some non-rechargeable batteries for things like heart pacemakers, clocks and alloys.


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