Lithium
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Li |
| Atomic Weight | 6.941 g/mol |
| Element Number | 3 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | 1817 |
| Discoverer | Arfvedson |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 1 |
| Boiling Point | 1615 K |
| Melting Point | 453.7 K |
| Density | 0.53 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | 1s2,2s1 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Basic |
| Crystal Structure | Cubic, body centered |
| Electronegativity | 0.98 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 147.1 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 3.0 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 11.7 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 84.7 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 3.582 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 5.392 |
| Atomic Volume | 13.10 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.55 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.23 Å |
| Synthetic | No |