| Lithium | |
| Elemental State | Li |
| Electron Configuration | 1s22s1 |
| First Ionization Potential | 5.392 eV |
| Electron Affinity | 0.618 eV |
| Z* | 1.279 (Clementi-Raimondi) |
| Pauling Electronegativity | 0.98 |
| Covalent Radius | 1.34 Å |
| Metallic Radius | 1.57 Å |
| Ionic Radius | 0.730 Å Li+ coordination number
= 4
0.90 Å Li+ coordination number = 6 1.06 Å Li+ coordination number = 8 |
| van der Waal's Radius | 1.82 Å |
| Melting Point | 180.5 oC |
| Boiling Point | 1342 oC |
| Density | 0.534 g/cm3 |
| Other Properties | |