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Lithium Chloride 250g
Lithium Chloride 250g
Lithium Chloride is mainly used for the production of lithium metal by electrolysis of a LiCl/KCl melt at 450 °C (842 °F). LiCl is also used as a brazing flux for aluminium in automobile parts. It is used as a desiccant for drying air streams. In more specialized applications, lithium chloride finds some use in organic synthesis, e.g., as an additive in the Stille reaction. Also, in biochemical applications, it can be used to precipitate RNA from cellular extracts.
Lithium chloride is also used as a flame colorant to produce dark red flames
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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 |
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| 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] |
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| Solubility | soluble in hydrazine, methylformamide, butanol, selenium(IV) oxychloride, 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 | |
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Refractive index (nD)
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1.662 (24 °C) |
| Viscosity | 0.87 cP (807 °C)[1] |
Structure |
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| Octahedral | |
| Linear (gas) | |
| 7.13 D (gas) | |
Thermochemistry |
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Heat capacity (C)
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48.03 J/mol·K[1] |
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Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
59.31 J/mol·K[1] |
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Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
-408.27 kJ/mol[1] |
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Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵)
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-384 kJ/mol[1] |
Hazards |
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| H302, H315, H319, H335[3] | |
| P261, P305+P351+P338[3] | |
| Flash point | Non-flammable |
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LD50 (median dose)
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526 mg/kg (oral, rat)[4] |
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | ICSC 0711 |
Related compounds |
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Other anions
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Lithium fluoride Lithium bromide Lithium iodide Lithium astatide |
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Other cations
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Sodium chloride Potassium chloride Rubidium chloride Caesium chloride Francium chloride |
Supplementary data page |
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| Lithium chloride (data page) | |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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