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Old 06-22-2003, 09:22 PM  
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Name: lithium
Symbol: Li
Atomic number: 3
Atomic weight: [ 6.941 (2)] g m r
CAS Registry ID: 7439-93-2
Group number: 1
Group name: Alkali metal
Period number: 2
Block: s-block
Standard state: solid at 298 K
Colour: silvery white/grey
Classification: Metallic

Lithium is mixed (alloyed) with aluminium and magnesium for light-weight alloys, and is also used in batteries, some greases, some glasses, and in medicine.
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