Basic Information

Name: Lithium

Symbol: Li

Classification: Lithium is an alkali metal

color: silvery

Atomic weight: 6.941

state: solid

Melting Point:180.54 oC, 453.69 K

Boiling Point:1347 oC, 1615 K

Shells: 2,1

Electron configuration: 1s2 2s1

Density @ 20oC:: 0.53 g/cm3

Atomic volume: 13.10 cm3/mol

Structure: bcc: body-centered cubic

Hardness:0.6 mohs