Some of the newer digital cameras are now coming with a lithium rechargeable battery pack Lithium batteries are lighter and more costly than NiMH or NiCd type of rechargeable cells and can be rapidly charted
Lithium carbonate or other preparations of lithium metal used to treat manic depression and bipolar disorders
It is soft, white, lustrous, and very reactive, forming compounds in which it has valence
a metallic element used to treat mania or bipolar affective disorder (manic-depression)
a soft silver-white metal that is the lightest known metal, is used in batteries, and is often combined with other metals. It is a chemical element : symbol Li (lithos ). Chemical element, lightest alkali metal, chemical symbol Li, atomic number
A metallic element of the alkaline group, occurring in several minerals, as petalite, spodumene, lepidolite, triphylite, etc
The third element in the periodic table, lithium has three protons and either three (6Li) or four (7Li) neutrons The isotope 6Li provides the source of tritium for fusion power plants For more information on lithium see the Los Alamos periodic table
Element added to the core of a certain balls to promote feel and/or durability The covers of these balls may be labeled as "lithium surlyn" or "lithium balata "
The metal is used in certain alloys, as a coolant in nuclear reactors, and (because of its reactivity) as a reagent, scavenger, and rocket fuel. Lithium hydride is used as a source of hydrogen; lithium hydroxide is used as an additive in storage batteries and to absorb carbon dioxide. Halides (see halogen) of lithium are used as moisture absorbents, and lithium soaps are used as thickeners in lubricating greases. Lithium carbonate is an important drug for treating depression and bipolar disorder
These nonrechargeable batteries are not cheap But they pack a punch: roughly 2,100 mAh, or better than two hours' worth of normal operation in most digital cameras Their big advantage aside from capacity is long shelf life: up to ten years For that reason, lithiums make great emergency spares