lithium

Summary

lithium is a chemical element^[1]. lithium ranks in the top 10% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,126 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• lithium is credited with the discovery of Johan August Arfwedson^[3].
• lithium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4].
• lithium's instance of is recorded as lithophile^[5].
• lithium's instance of is recorded as active metal^[6].
• stone is named after lithium^[7].
• lithium is made of lithiophilite^[8].
• lithium is made of amblygonite^[9].
• lithium is made of hectorite^[10].
• lithium is made of jadarite^[11].
• lithium is made of lepidolite^[12].
• lithium is made of spodumene^[13].
• lithium's location of discovery is recorded as Sweden^[14].
• lithium's element symbol is recorded as Li^[15].
• lithium's chemical formula is recorded as Li^[16].
• lithium is a type of alkali metal^[17].
• lithium is a type of s-block^[18].
• lithium is part of group 1^[19].
• lithium is part of period 2^[20].
• lithium is part of alkali metal^[21].
• lithium is part of lithiophilite^[22].
• lithium is used for lithium-ion battery^[23].
• lithium is used for lithium^[24].
• lithium's Commons category is recorded as Lithium^[25].
• lithium's Unicode character is recorded as 鋰^[26].
• lithium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 1, 1817^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[4], lithophile^[5], and active metal^[6]. Recorded subclass of include alkali metal^[17] and s-block^[18].

Origins

stone is named after lithium^[7].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include lithium-ion battery^[23] and lithium^[24]. Part of include group 1^[19], a group^[28]; period 2^[20], a period^[29]; alkali metal^[21]; and lithiophilite^[22], a mineral species^[30].

Influence

Things named for lithium include lithiophilite^[31], a mineral species^[32]; lithiophosphate^[33], a mineral species^[34]; lithiophorite^[35], a mineral species^[36]; liberite^[37], a mineral species^[38]; polylithionite^[39], a mineral species^[40]; and cryolithionite^[41], a mineral species^[42].

Why It Matters

lithium ranks in the top 10% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,126 views/month).^[2] lithium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] lithium is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for lithium include lithiophilite^[31], a mineral species^[32]; lithiophosphate^[33], a mineral species^[34]; lithiophorite^[35], a mineral species^[36]; liberite^[37], a mineral species^[38]; polylithionite^[39], a mineral species^[40]; and cryolithionite^[41], a mineral species^[42].