By Joey Camaratta

And

Keshav Basavapatna

Name: Lithium

Symbol: Li

This product is used in batteries.

Lithium is black and can float on water. It is so soft that you can cut it with a knife. It can be used to make glass, ally, ceramics, magnesium, shock-resistant cookware, black-and-white television tubes, and thick lubricating grease.

Atomic Number 3

Atomic Mass 6.941

Melting Point 180.54oC

Boiling Point 1,335oC

Density 0.534

Our element

Lithium is in the Alkali

Metal family

Why Lithium is used in batteries.

• Lithium is very easy to shape so you can make it almost any shape you want.

• Lithium is the lightest metal so it does not add much weight into the batteries.

• Lithium also prevents chemical leaking.

This is the nickel plated steel that surrounds the lithium

Other elements in Batteries• Manganese is used in batteries to help make

the cathode.• Zinc is used in batteries to help make the

anode.• Nickel is used to make the steel that

surround the batteries.

Zinc metal

Bibliography

•http://www.webelements.com

•http://www.yahooligans.com

•http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/elements/3.html

•http://www.yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/ask_earl/20030522.html

• Stwertka,Albert,A Guide To The Elements,Oxford University press,New York,1998,#25 and26.

•Newton,David,Chemical Elements,Thomas romig,Michigan,1999,#307

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