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australopithecus · Answer

Lithium 9 would have 3 protons because the amount of protons an atom has dictates what kind of atom it is.

3 + x = 9, where x = number of Neutrons
x = 9 - 3
x = 6

thus it would have 6 neutrons

Neutrons dont have an affect on bonding.

Atoms want to be like noble gases, thus lithium would lose an electron very easily, thus it forms ionic bonds as it can be relatively stable as a cation.

anonymous · Answer

Li-9 is unstable and has a half-life of about 100 milliseconds. It would likely immediately decay into Beryllium and Helium before it could bond with anything.

australopithecus · Answer

Yeah I probably should have suspected that ha

anonymous · Answer

For the point of this question, though, what you said was correct, @Australopithecus .

australopithecus · Answer

Electrons move pretty fast so it could be possible for it to form chemical bonds

australopithecus · Answer

depending on its environment

anonymous · Answer

Yes, and radioactive decay is random, so when it exactly decays can't be determined.

australopithecus · Answer

Just an aside, Lithium wants to be more like helium hence why it loses its electron.

Also, note that this is typical for group I and group II molecules to form ionic bonds (excluding helium)

australopithecus · Answer

Ugh my syntax is so bad

australopithecus · Answer

and I meant hydrogen

australopithecus · Answer

not helium

anonymous · Answer

http://www.webelements.com/lithium/compounds.html Examples of ionic lithium compounds.