Lithium be cut with a knife. When cut, it possesses a silvery-white color that quickly changes to gray as it oxidizes to lithium oxide. While it has one of the lowest melting points among all metals (180 °C), it has the highest melting and boiling points of the alkali metals. Lithium has a very low density (0.534 g/cm), comparable with pine wood. It is the least dense of all elements that are solids at room temperature; the next lightest solid element (potassium, at 0.862 g/cm) is more than 60% denser. Furthermore, apart from helium and hydrogen, it is less dense than
The Elements of Influence The Elements of Influence The Elements of Influence: The New Essential System for Managing Competition, Reputation, Brand, And Buzz, or simply The Elements of Influence (Dutton, 2006), is a book written by Alan D. Kelly that explains the first complete ontology of influence, known as The Standard Influence Decision System, sometimes referred to as “The Playmaker’s Standard.” In its review of the book, "The Wall Street Journal" lauded Kelly for “making us look at the time-worn faces of the business world in a fresh and freshly ordered way.” The book’s publication led to the formation of a consultancy, called Playmaker