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Semi-protected edit request on 16 March 2022

Please remove this little bit 

95 USD/kg (or US$43/lb)

and add this 

U$95/kg (or US$43/lb)

Either "US$number" or "number USD" is correct, but using both together doesn't look right. 49.198.51.54 (talk) 19:20, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:28, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What is 230 billion tonnes?

"Lithium content of seawater is very large and is estimated as 230 billion tonnes" What is billion? Is it 1000 000 000 or 1000 000 000 000? Voproshatel (talk) 06:15, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Voproshatel: Very good question. The vast majority of the articles on Wikipedia are in the short scale, where a billion is 109. So the figure is 2.3×1011 t. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 09:52, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
"The vast majority" is not "only". In the English-speaking field of Wikipedia there are not enough rules about the use of a numerical scale. In true (British) English, long scale is used[1]. --Voproshatel (talk) 12:26, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Voproshatel, the UK officially converted to the short scale in 1974 and I personally have never seen the long scale in any publication since, as your link suggests. See Billion for history. At least Europe, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA are all short scale. So, the answer is 230,000,000,000t Ex nihil (talk) 11:56, 16 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "How many is a billion?". oxforddictionaries.com.

"Lithium compound" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Lithium compound and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 October 28#Lithium compound until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she|they|xe) 00:02, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

needs a section on lithium exposure and obesity

this is a known thing, separate from prescription lithium 2601:645:100:8380:0:0:0:DFE5 (talk) 02:04, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a reliable medical source about this hypothesis? Note that popular science coverage, such as in news media, is not acceptable for medical topics. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 02:37, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
A 2022 review indicates there is no effect on body weight during lithium therapy for bipolar disorder, edited into the article here. Zefr (talk) 02:43, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 10 February 2023

Add in this table the reserves of Lithium found in India 2405:201:4004:F03F:4903:BDBE:BCA1:B1D3 (talk) 14:48, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:21, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

India finds 5.9 Million Metric Tonnes of Lithium Reserves in Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir

Geological Survey of India has for the first time established Lithium inferred resources (G3) of 5.9 million tonnes in Salal-Haimana area of Reasi District of Jammu & Kashmir (UT) on 09 February 2023.[1] This makes India the country with Second Largest Lithium Reserves in the world. Hemshailabhthe1 (talk) 18:39, 13 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Geological Survey of India Finds Lithium and Gold Deposits". Press Information Bureau, Government of India.

Wiki Education assignment: ERTH 4303 Resources of the Earth

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 13 January 2023 and 15 April 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): LazerRocDoc (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Tnmanning, Eeclem.

— Assignment last updated by ChloejWard (talk) 03:40, 15 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lithium Isotopes

It's been known for almost a decade that Lithium 7 is produced in ordinary novae. (Actually it's beryllium 7 that's produced and it decays to Lithium 7.)98.183.98.6 (talk) 15:20, 9 March 2023 (UTC)Syd Henderson[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 24 March 2023

Typo. "It air it oxidizes" should be changed to "In air it oxidizes" Gfanari (talk) 13:41, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Done M.Bitton (talk) 13:44, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Split production into another article: feedback encouraged!

The current article is 7k+ words, way too long for most readers. I propose splitting the Production section into a separate article "Lithium production" and including a brief summary here. This would also sharpen this article's focus on the element itself. I also have some material to add, but don't want to make the article even longer. Lfstevens (talk) 02:07, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Natural abundances references unclear

I cannot find the claimed abundance-values in the two cited references. I can however find an alternative reference claiming a different value (https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/B9780444511157000024?token=FEE1A595881CF0D109756AD7F87F83C394C8B249329B4FD12D3ADBFCF41EA837704E92729B7848FAB7F6274B890ABFEB&originRegion=eu-west-1&originCreation=20230510080244). Please cross-check. 129.129.71.76 (talk) 08:08, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"low enough thermal neutron capture cross sections" apply to slow neutron MSR breeders

Because the "low enough thermal neutron capture cross sections" are not particularly relevant for FAST NEUTRON MSR breeders, I recommend the following change (Notes section, recommended change in uppercase): "are the only nuclides with low enough thermal neutron capture cross sections aside from actinides to serve as major constituents of a SLOW NEUTRON molten salt breeder reactor fuel." 84.236.10.100 (talk) 12:14, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Changes in pricing

Under "pricing' this should be added:

Chile's President Gabriel Boric made an announcement on April 20, 2023, stating that the country intends to nationalize its lithium industry. The stated goal behind this decision was to stimulate economic growth while also safeguarding the environment, and came after a 70% plunge in prices caused by weakening EV demand in China.[1] MkenneyMF (talk) 21:06, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ "Chile plans to nationalize its vast lithium industry". Reuters.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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