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{{Element | name=Lithium | symbol=Li | anumber=3 | amass=6.941 amu | state=[[Solid]] | class=Alkali metal | cstructure=Cubic or face-centered cubic | color=Silver | date=1817 | discname=Johann Arfvedson | origname=From the Greek word lithos (stone) | uses=Batteries, ceramics, lubricants | obtained=spodumene, lepidolite, pentalite}}
 
{{Element | name=Lithium | symbol=Li | anumber=3 | amass=6.941 amu | state=[[Solid]] | class=Alkali metal | cstructure=Cubic or face-centered cubic | color=Silver | date=1817 | discname=Johann Arfvedson | origname=From the Greek word lithos (stone) | uses=Batteries, ceramics, lubricants | obtained=spodumene, lepidolite, pentalite}}
'''Lithium''' is an [[element]] in the [[alkali metal]]s class of the [[periodic table]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref> It is the lightest [[solid]] element -- about half the [[density]] of [[water]].  Like the other alkali metals, lithium reacts violently with water; it is usually stored in oil.
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'''Lithium''' is an [[element]] in the [[alkali metal]]s class of the [[periodic table]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref> It is the lightest [[solid]] element -- about half the [[density]] of [[water]].  Like the other alkali metals, lithium reacts violently with water; it is usually stored in oil.  Lithium tablets are frequently used in the treatment of [[bipolar disorder]] and some other mental health conditions.
    
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