home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
/ CD School House 10 / CD School House - Education and Games (10.0) - Wayzata Technology (1995).iso / mac / DOS / MATH / TEEOTE / LITHIUM.ASC < prev    next >
Text File  |  1992-07-13  |  476b  |  18 lines
  1.                                     LITHIUM
  2. Atomic symbol - Li
  3. Atomic weight - 6.941
  4. Atomic number - 3
  5. Electron configuration - 2-1
  6. Oxidation states - +1
  7. State of matter - solid
  8. Light metal
  9. Discovered in 1817 by Johan August
  10. Arfwedson
  11. Boils at 1342 °C, melts at 180.5 °C
  12. Specific heat 0.850
  13. Atomic heat 6.0
  14.  
  15. Notes:
  16. When heated sufficiently it emits light radiation that's red in color.
  17. Lithium is a good electron source in photoelectric cells and cyclotrons.
  18.