by joey camaratta and keshav basavapatna name: lithium symbol: li this product is used in batteries
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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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