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