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Is lithium noxious?

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Raw lithium is very harmful to the body but some lithium compound can be very beneficial to the body. Lithium belongs to the Alkali family on the Periodic Table. The Alkali metals stip the two hydrogen atoms from the one oxygen atom that make up a water molecule. Since the body is made of three fourths water this is very harm full.

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