Lithium

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Lithium

Abundance: 0.0%

Lithium, periodic table Li, can have either 3 or 4 neutrons, for Li-6 and Li-7.

Abundance on Mars[1]

Lithium production and use

Lithium is used in batteries, alloys, as a light metal and in a number of salts.

Lithium is an essential trace element in food. A typical human body contains 0,000007 kg. For one million persons the copper required would be 7 kg. For an entire ecosystem serving these one million people the amount required might be about one tonne (hypothetical ratio of 100:1).

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  1. HEREDIA, A., COLÍN-GARCÍA, M., VALDIVIA SILVA, J., et al. The Importance of Detecting Lithium on the Surface of Mars. In : European Planetary Science Congress 2012. 2012.