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10/06/22 20:29 PM IST

Lithium

In News 
  • With the aim of eliminating tailpipe emissions worldwide by 2050, OEMs across the globe have pushed the pedal to electrification of their fleets. And with the EV industry growing rapidly, the demand for lithium, an essential resource for EV battery makers, has surged along.
Lithium 
  • It is a soft, silvery-white metal. Under standard conditions, it is the lightest metal and the lightest solid element.
  • It is highly reactive and flammable, and must be stored in mineral oil. It is an alkali metal and a rare metal.
  • It has the highest specific heat capacity of any solid element.
  • Lithium’s single balance electron allows it to be a good conductor of electricity.
  • It is flammable and can even explode when exposed to air and water.
Uses 
  • Lithium is a key element for new technologies and finds its use in ceramics, glass, telecommunication and aerospace industries.
  • The well-known uses of Lithium are in Lithium ion batteries, lubricating grease, high energy additive to rocket propellants, optical modulators for mobile phones and as convertor to tritium used as a raw material for thermonuclear reactions i.e. fusion.

Source- Indian Express 

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