Lithium

Discovered

1817

Density

0.53 g/cm³

Melts

181 °C

357 °F
454 °K

Boils

1344 °C

2450 °F
1617 °K

Show sources

University of Colorado Boulder

Harper College

PubChem (NIH.gov)

Contributed by the site creator

Small Lithium metal slugs in a sealed ampoule.

Contributed by Ea Nasir

Lithium chunks in what appears to be mineral oil. As Lithium is so light, the chunks float to the top of the bottle.

Contributed by collector no. 2

Cubes of slightly brassy Lithium , gray Sodium , and silvery Potassium metal in ampoules under inert gas. These are extremely reactive metals, so getting them into these precise shapes is incredibly difficult!

Contributed by collector no. 3

The Alkali Metals group: Lithium rod, Sodium , Potassium , Rubidium , and Caesium . All samples are inside ampoules, because these elements are extremely reactive to the Oxygen in air.

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