Canberra Chemistry Cache 3: Lithium Traditional Cache

This cache should be fairly easy to find, though please be careful of any insects or spiders which may live around or on the tree. This is a micro so BYO pen/cil.

Continuing on with the periodic table bring us to Lithium, the third element.

Lithium is an alkali (group 1) metal with an atomic number of 3 and a mass of 6.941 amu. It is the lightest of all metals and is highly reactive; Thus Lithium never occurs freely in nature. It was discovered in 1817 and was first isolated in 1821.

Lithium has many applications which include: treating mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, batteries, ceramics and glass production, lubrication, pyrotechnics (the pink/red fireworks), among others.

If you want to find out more, check out the wikipedia page.