B.C. Some of our pipes today are mere copies of their great work with lead. Lead is somewhat malleable, but has low tensile strength, so that is is slightly ductile. Lead has a melting point of 327.43C and a boiling point of 1755C, making it fairly easy to use a work with. Lithium Lithium is a member of the group 1 elements, specifically referred to as alkali metals. All alkali metals form ions by the loss of a single electron and are so active that they are not found in their elemental states in nature.
Many alkali metals are important in medicine and diet.
This compond is also used for the treatment of manic depression. At the time of this writing, the way the compond works for these treatments is not well understood, but it is thought that the lithium ions affect the way nerve cells communicate. Lithium hydroxide is a compound that has been important for space exploration programs that involve humans going into space. Strontium Strontium has been heard of by few people but the effects of has been seen by almost all. Sulfur Know since ancient times, sulfur is found in nature in its pure elemental form and bonded with other elements as sulfides and sulfates.