lithium

chemical element with symbol Li and atomic number 3
Thing chemical_element Q568
lithium
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lithium

Summary

lithium is a chemical element[1]. lithium ranks in the top 10% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,379 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 a type of light metal[19].
  • lithium is part of group 1[20].
  • lithium is part of period 2[21].
  • lithium is part of alkali metal[22].
  • lithium is part of lithiophilite[23].
  • lithium is used for lithium-ion battery[24].
  • lithium is used for lithium[25].
  • lithium's Commons category is recorded as Lithium[26].
  • lithium's Unicode character is recorded as 鋰[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[4], lithophile[5], and active metal[6]. Recorded subclass of include alkali metal[17], s-block[18], and light metal[19].

Origins

stone is named after lithium[7].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include lithium-ion battery[24] and lithium[25]. Part of include group 1[20], a group[28]; period 2[21], a period[29]; alkali metal[22]; and lithiophilite[23], a mineral species[30].

Influence

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

Why It Matters

lithium ranks in the top 10% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,379 views/month).[2] lithium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] lithium is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Q24460310. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+145'}
    Sitelink count → 194
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'awa', 'a
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+128'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 7d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8010
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  3. 10d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8010
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  4. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → body-centered cubic
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  5. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+0'}
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  6. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → ˈlɪθiəm
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  7. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lithium-ar.ogg, LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-lit
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  8. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+5.391714996'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+75.640097'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+122.45435913'}
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  9. 28d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → paramagnetism
    Linear thermal expansion coefficient → {'unit': 'Q56025776', 'amount': '+46.56'}
    Standard enthalpy of formation → {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+159.3'}, {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+2.38'}
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  10. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → alkali metal, s-block, light metal
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  11. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00006860n
    Interlingual index id → i113960
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078489
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  12. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.363'}
    Specific heat capacity → {'unit': 'Q3085309', 'amount': '+3482.0'}
    Electrical resistivity → {'unit': 'Q1441459', 'amount': '+0.0000000928'}
    Bulk modulus → {'unit': 'Q44395', 'amount': '+13804000000.0'}
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 9011556, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  13. 7w ago · M2Ys4U · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Purified lithium in an ampoule under argon, dark background.
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Purified lithium in an ampoule under argon, dark background.png"
  14. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → zEe7W
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  15. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → lithium
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: lithium, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289941325|lithium (#289941325)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  16. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0270864-lithium
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  17. 20w ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of discovery → Sweden
    Discoverer or inventor → Johan August Arfwedson
    Subclass of → alkali metal, s-block, light metal
    Topic's main category → Category:Lithium
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31836|batch #31836]]: Hrvatska enciklopedija"
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