Element of the day (day 22)
#3) Li-Lithium-] metal
Beneficial to full health, or thought to be for plants and animals.
Discovered in 1817 by Johan Arfvedson, Sweden.
A very soft, silvery-white metal. It is the lightest metal, will float on water. Combined with aluminum and magnesium to make light-weight alloys. Also used in lubricating greases, industrial dryers, air-conditioners, batteries, glass, and medicines.
Mined from pegmatites and recovered from the mineral spodumene;lake brines and playa evaporites also contain lithium; USA and Chile are important sources.
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