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Also known as LiCl

chemical compound

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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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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