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Also known as LiCl

chemical compound

OverviewAI-generated

Lithium chloride is a chemical compound with the formula LiCl. It has a mass of 41.985 and a molecular weight of 42.4. The substance features an ionization energy of 9.57 and an electric dipole moment of 7.129. Its melting point is 610, while its boiling point is 1383. The compound has a charge of 0, no hydrogen bond donors, and one hydrogen bond acceptor.

The canonical SMILES notation for lithium chloride is [Li+].[Cl-]. It is assigned the 2022 Harmonized System Code 282739. The compound is referenced by 452 other encyclopedia articles and has 8211 associated entries in the PubMed database.

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Chemical data

Formula
ClLi
Molecular weight
42.4 g/mol
IUPAC name
lithium chloride
SMILES
[Li+].[Cl-]
InChIKey
KWGKDLIKAYFUFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
41.985
Image
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ionization energy
9.57
Commons category
Lithium chloride
canonical SMILES
[Li+].[Cl-]
chemical formula
ClLi
melting point
610
boiling point
1383
electric dipole moment
7.129
2022 Harmonized System Code
282739
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Chemical properties

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