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Wonderful Life with the Elements
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Wonderful Life with the Elements

by Bunpei Yorifuji
September 2012
Beginner
208 pages
4h 32m
English
No Starch Press
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THE POWER SOURCE OF
THE MOBILE AGE
DISCOVERY YEAR : 1817
MELTING POINT
BOILING POINT
DENSITY
The red in
fireworks
Beautiful
lithium colors
Burns with
a bright red
color
Alkali metal
Solid
Industrial
uses
Battery
Champion
Lithium, the lightest metal, was also born at
the time of the Big Bang, so hydrogen, helium,
and lithium are actually triplets. But there
was so little lithium at the time, it couldn’t
do much. Today, however, it is an essential
component in both lithium ion batteries and
mobile devices. It’s light, powerful, and easy
to recharge, and it doesn’t really deteriorate.
It can also be found in seawater, so we won’t
run out anytime soon.
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