3

Li

Lithium

6.938

Alkali Metal
Solid

Discovery

Arfvedson, Johan August (1817)

Etymology

Greek

Meaning

Stone

Electron configuration

Electron configuration

Crystal structure

Crystal structure

Body-centered cubic

Physical Properties

Phase

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

Solid

Melting point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

180.0 °C

453.15 K

Boiling point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

1347.0 °C

1620.15 K

Density

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

0.53 g/cm3

Electronegativity

0.98