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Lithium: The Key Ingredient Powering Today’s Technology [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Lithium is nature’s lightest metal, but it is also one of the most chemically reactive, which makes it a key ingredient in powering and building the latest technology.

Most similar to a material such as wood in density, lithium would float on water if it didn’t react with it so intensely. The light metal even reacts with air almost instantly, turning from a silvery-white to dark grey.

H/T Visual Capitalist

Lithium: The Key Ingredient Powering Today’s Technology

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