Atomic Number: 3

Name: Lithium

Atomic symbol: Li

Atomic Weight: 6.941

Electron affinity: -60 kJ/mol

Electron configuration: 1s²2s¹

Ionization energies: 520 kJ/mol; 7,298 kJ/mol; 11,815 kJ/mol

Pauling electronegativity: 1.0

Melting Point: 181^oC

Boiling Point: 1347^oC

Density: 0.53 g/cm³

Standard potential (volts), M⁺ + e^- ---> M: -3.04

Covalent radius: 1.23 angstroms

Ionic radius: 0.90 angstroms (+1)

Common oxidation states in compounds: +1