lithium nitrate

Also known as LiNO3, Nitric acid, lithium salt (1:1), Nitric acid, lithium salt

chemical compound

Chemical data

Formula: LiNO3
Molecular weight: 69 g/mol
IUPAC name: lithium nitrate
SMILES: [Li+].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-]
InChIKey: IIPYXGDZVMZOAP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Polar surface area: 62.9 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 3
Formal charge: 0

via PubChem

Wikidata facts

Mass: 69.003822
Image: Lithium nitrate.jpg

Show 4 more facts

chemical formula: LiNO₃
canonical SMILES: [Li+].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-]
Commons category: Lithium nitrate
melting point: 253

Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~3 min read

Article

Lithium nitrate is an inorganic compound with the formula LiNO3. 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.

It is made by treating lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide with nitric acid.