Actually...it's often perscribed for bi-polar disorder, so it's possible that they could even have ingested it.
I, on the other hand, missed that part of the question. I can say I've never touched cobalt. I'm a little surprised that the op let that slide..hahaha.
In pure, refined form...many, or most of these metals are deadly.
Elemental lead, chromium, cobalt, zinc, mercury, or barium will kill you quickly, if not instantly in it's pure form, but most of us have some coursing through our veins.
Lithium...as a component of a simple salt, has saved many lives. Chromium, lead, and zinc help paint adhear to their substrates, and can be harmless in minute quantities, but the E.P.A. requires stringent guidelines for disposal. Mercury is present in any aquatic animal we eat, and its vapor illuminates much of our artificial light, but it's deadly in concentrate. Cobalt contributes to the hue of blue diamonds, but is extremely radioactive when refined. Barium is used in rodenticides, but also contributes to making steel stronger.
If lithium salt doesn't contain the elemental metal lithium...then he hasn't touched it...and I'll graciously concede.
Good point...well taken. Though an alloy would be a combination of metals and not a component of a salt. I mention that to defend my position...not to avoid admiting that you're right :)
It would definitely suck to touch lithium metal with bare hands! It happens though, curious kids taking apart batteries and shit. I put lithium as a choice mainly because it is prescribed as a medication although the med is lithium that is bonded to a transporter for absorption into the body. I'm not counting that as an alloy since it's not like metal + metal alloys. And knowing this group someone would have complained about why lithium wasn't on the list!
What is your favorite metal and why?
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You've touched lithium with your bare hands? o.o
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Actually...it's often perscribed for bi-polar disorder, so it's possible that they could even have ingested it.
I, on the other hand, missed that part of the question. I can say I've never touched cobalt. I'm a little surprised that the op let that slide..hahaha.
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Lithium in pharmacology is lithium salts, not pure lithium. Elemental lithium reacts violently with water.
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In pure, refined form...many, or most of these metals are deadly.
Elemental lead, chromium, cobalt, zinc, mercury, or barium will kill you quickly, if not instantly in it's pure form, but most of us have some coursing through our veins.
Lithium...as a component of a simple salt, has saved many lives. Chromium, lead, and zinc help paint adhear to their substrates, and can be harmless in minute quantities, but the E.P.A. requires stringent guidelines for disposal. Mercury is present in any aquatic animal we eat, and its vapor illuminates much of our artificial light, but it's deadly in concentrate. Cobalt contributes to the hue of blue diamonds, but is extremely radioactive when refined. Barium is used in rodenticides, but also contributes to making steel stronger.
If lithium salt doesn't contain the elemental metal lithium...then he hasn't touched it...and I'll graciously concede.
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They said no alloys, though, so I assume they want us to have touched the metal in its elemental form.
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Good point...well taken. Though an alloy would be a combination of metals and not a component of a salt. I mention that to defend my position...not to avoid admiting that you're right :)
It would definitely suck to touch lithium metal with bare hands! It happens though, curious kids taking apart batteries and shit. I put lithium as a choice mainly because it is prescribed as a medication although the med is lithium that is bonded to a transporter for absorption into the body. I'm not counting that as an alloy since it's not like metal + metal alloys. And knowing this group someone would have complained about why lithium wasn't on the list!
I've picked up the lithium ep single with my bare hands and put it in the cd player