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Lithium (from Greek lithos or stone) is a silvery-white alkali metal that is the lightest solid element. Just one atomic step up from Helium, this magic metal seems to be in everything these days.

Lithium is the smallest metallic atom in the periodic table under ambient conditions, and the lightest of the alkali metals. This means that it can carry a lot of electric charge for its size ...