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Pure lithium, (as exposed by a freshly cut surface), oxidizes rapidly in air to form a thin oxide coating, dull silvery-gray in appearance, that thickens over time to a black lithium oxide tarnish. Conditions of high ambient air temperature and humidity hasten this process.

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