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Preferred IUPAC name
Lithium chloride | |
Systematic IUPAC name
Lithium(1+) chloride | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.028.375 |
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MeSH | Lithium+chloride |
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UN number | 2056 |
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Properties | |
LiCl | |
Molar mass | 42.39 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | white solid hygroscopic, sharp |
Density | 2.068 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 605–614 °C (1,121–1,137 °F; 878–887 K) |
Boiling point | 1,382 °C (2,520 °F; 1,655 K) |
68.29 g/100 mL (0 °C) 74.48 g/100 mL (10 °C) 84.25 g/100 mL (25 °C) 88.7 g/100 mL (40 °C) 123.44 g/100 mL (100 °C)[1] | |
Solubility | soluble in hydrazine, methylformamide, butanol, selenium(IV) oxychloride, 1-propanol[1] |
Solubility in methanol | 45.2 g/100 g (0 °C) 43.8 g/100 g (20 °C) 42.36 g/100 g (25 °C)[2] 44.6 g/100 g (60 °C)[1] |
Solubility in ethanol | 14.42 g/100 g (0 °C) 24.28 g/100 g (20 °C) 25.1 g/100 g (30 °C) 23.46 g/100 g (60 °C)[2] |
Solubility in formic acid | 26.6 g/100 g (18 °C) 27.5 g/100 g (25 °C)[1] |
Solubility in acetone | 1.2 g/100 g (20 °C) 0.83 g/100 g (25 °C) 0.61 g/100 g (50 °C)[1] |
Solubility in liquid ammonia | 0.54 g/100 g (-34 °C)[1] 3.02 g/100 g (25 °C) |
Vapor pressure | 1 torr (785 °C) 10 torr (934 °C) 100 torr (1130 °C)[1] |
−24.3·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.662 (24 °C) |
Viscosity | 0.87 cP (807 °C)[1] |
Structure | |
Octahedral | |
Linear (gas) | |
7.13 D (gas) | |
Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C)
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48.03 J/mol·K[1] |
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
59.31 J/mol·K[1] |
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
-408.27 kJ/mol[1] |
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵)
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-384 kJ/mol[1] |
Pharmacology | |
V04CX11 (WHO) | |
Hazards | |
GHS labelling: | |
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Warning | |
H302, H315, H319, H335[3] | |
P261, P305+P351+P338[3] | |
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
Flash point | Non-flammable |
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose)
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526 mg/kg (oral, rat)[4] |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | ICSC 0711 |
Related compounds | |
Other anions
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Lithium fluoride Lithium bromide Lithium iodide Lithium astatide |
Other cations
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Sodium chloride Potassium chloride Rubidium chloride Caesium chloride Francium chloride |
Supplementary data page | |
Lithium chloride (data page) | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lithium chloride is a chemical compound with the formula LiCl. The salt is a typical ionic compound (with certain covalent characteristics), although the small size of the Li+ ion gives rise to properties not seen for other alkali metal chlorides, such as extraordinary solubility in polar solvents (83.05 g/100 mL of water at 20 °C) and its hygroscopic properties.[5]
Ullmann
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).