Properties

If pure lithium catches on fire, it burns very easily. Ordinary fire extinguishers would not be able to put this fire out.
 * Moh's Scale ||  ||
 * Hardness Rating Examples ||  ||
 * ** 0.6 ** || **Lithium** ||
 * 1 || Talc ||
 * 2 || Gypsum (and rock salt) ||
 * 3 || Calcite (copper) ||
 * 4 || Flourite (and iron) ||
 * 5 || Apatite (and cobalt) ||
 * 6 || Orthoclase (and silicon, tungsten ||
 * 7 || Quartz ||
 * 8 || Topaz ||
 * 9 || Corundum (sapphire) ||
 * 10 || Diamond ||

**Melting Point:** 180.54 °C (453.69 K, 356.972 °F)

**Boiling Point:** 1347.0 °C (1620.15 K, 2456.6 °F)