6 Interesting Facts About Lithium

1. Lithium is the lightest of all metals.
2. Lithium makes concrete harden faster.
3. 20% of all Lithium is used in batteries.
4. When Lithium is added to molten glass, it makes the glass stronger and lighter.
5. Soft enough to be cut by a knife.
6. Lithium is extremely corrosive.

Biography on Johan August Arfweson

     Johan August Arfwedson (12 January 1792 – 28 October 1841) was a Swedish Chemistwho discovered the element Lithium in 1817 by isolating it as a salt.

     Arfwedson belonged to a wealthy bourgeois family, the son of the wholesale merchant and factory owner Jacob Arfwedson and his spouse, Anna Elisabeth Holtermann. He went to college at the University of Uppsala from 1803-1809, completing a degree in Law. In 1812 he completed a degree in Mineralogy.

     Arfwedson knew the famous chemist J.J. Berzelius, who is considered on the of the fathers of modern Chemistry. Berzelius allowed Arfwedson to use his private laboratory, which is where he would discover the element Lithium in 1817.

Facts About Lithium

Symbol: Li
Atomic Number: 3
Atomic Mass: 6.941
Number of Protons: 3
Number of Neutrons: 4
Number of Electrons: 3
Melting Point: 180.5 degrees C
Boiling Point: 1342 degrees C
Normal Phase: Solid
Family: Alkali Metals

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