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Lithium nitrate is an inorganic compound with the formula LiNO 3. It is the lithium salt of nitric acid (an alkali metal nitrate). The salt is deliquescent, absorbing water to form the hydrated form, lithium nitrate trihydrate. Its eutectics are of interest for heat transfer fluids. [2] It is made by treating lithium carbonate or lithium ...
The nitrate ion. Alkali metal nitrates are chemical compounds consisting of an alkali metal (lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium and caesium) and the nitrate ion. Only two are of major commercial value, the sodium and potassium salts. [1] They are white, water-soluble salts with melting points ranging from 255 °C (LiNO 3) to 414 °C (CsNO
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Lithium (from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos) 'stone') is a chemical element; it has symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal . Under standard conditions , it is the least dense metal and the least dense solid element.
Lithium nitrite is the lithium salt of nitrous acid, with formula LiNO 2. This compound is hygroscopic and very soluble in water. It is used as a corrosion inhibitor in mortar. [4] It is also used in the production of explosives, due to its ability to nitrosate ketones under certain conditions. [5]
Lithium nitride is prepared by direct reaction of elemental lithium with nitrogen gas: [2] 6 Li + N 2 → 2 Li 3 N. Instead of burning lithium metal in an atmosphere of nitrogen, a solution of lithium in liquid sodium metal can be treated with N 2. Lithium nitride must be protected from moisture as it reacts violently with water to produce ammonia:
It can be prepared by metathesis reaction between sodium azide and lithium nitrate or lithium sulfate solutions: NaN 3 + LiNO 3 → LiN 3 + NaNO 3 2 NaN 3 + Li 2 SO 4 → 2 LiN 3 + Na 2 SO 4 [3] It can also be prepared by reacting lithium sulfate with barium azide. Ba(N 3) 2 + Li 2 SO 4 → 2 LiN 3 + BaSO 4 [2]