1 The table below compares the melting point and ion charges for sodium chloride and magnesium oxide. 2  MgO has a higher melting point than NaCl because 2 electrons are transferred from magnesium to oxygen to form MgO while only 1 electron is transferred from sodium to chlorine to form NaCl.
Lithium is used primarily for bipolar disorder. It is sometimes used when other treatments are not effective in a number of other conditions, including major depression, schizophrenia, and some psychiatric disorders in children. In mood disorders, of which bipolar is one, it decreases the risk of suicide.
Lithium. The medication used most often to treat bipolar disorder is lithium. Lithium evens out mood swings in both directions â from mania to depression, and depression to mania â so it is used not just for manic attacks or flare-ups of the illness but also as an ongoing maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder.ithium evens out mood swings in both directions â from mania to depression, and depression to mania â so it is used not just for manic attacks or flare-ups of the illness but also as an ongoing maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder.