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Without touching any of the other things you said, the lithium that's given as medication isn't elemental – it's in the form of lithium carbonate.
by henryaj 11y ago
Without touching any of the other things you said, the lithium that's given as medication isn't elemental – it's in the form of lithium carbonate.
- logfromblammo 11y agoIf elemental lithium were given, it would react violently with the water in the patient's body: 2 Li + 2 H2O --> 2 LiOH + H2 You can't really find elemental lithium anywhere on Earth, for much the same reasons you can't find elemental sodium or potassium.