sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoLithium deposit valued at over $1.5 trillion discovered in the U.S.www.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square105linkfedilinkarrow-up1263arrow-down18
arrow-up1255arrow-down1external-linkLithium deposit valued at over $1.5 trillion discovered in the U.S.www.earth.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square105linkfedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoHuh… I thought lithium was a liquid metal, like mercury. 🤔
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 hours agoLithium hexafluorophosphate is the salt used, white powder at room temp.
minus-square3abas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoNo… It’s a soft metal, but its melting point is 180.50 °C (Mercury’s is −38.8290 °C)
minus-squareinvertedspear@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoIt is not, but it is very soluble, so can be found in water.
Huh… I thought lithium was a liquid metal, like mercury. 🤔
Lithium hexafluorophosphate is the salt used, white powder at room temp.
No… It’s a soft metal, but its melting point is 180.50 °C (Mercury’s is −38.8290 °C)
It is not, but it is very soluble, so can be found in water.