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lithium
FundamentalElement
One of only three elements made in the big bang, though stars made most of it later. The lightest metal, light enough to float on oil.
First appeared13.8 billion years ago
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One of only three elements made in the big bang, though stars made most of it later. The lightest metal, light enough to float on oil.
From the big bang to lithium
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Lilithium13.8 bn yrs ago