Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)
Chemical data
- Formula
- FLi
- Molecular weight
- 26 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- lithium fluoride
- SMILES
- [Li+].[F-]
- InChIKey
- PQXKHYXIUOZZFA-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- fluorine
- Mass
- 26.014
- Image
- LiF-crystal.jPeG
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- melting point
- 848.2
- canonical SMILES
- [Li+].[F-]
- boiling point
- 1673
- Commons category
- Lithium fluoride
- chemical formula
- LiF
- electric dipole moment
- 6.326
- standard enthalpy of formation
- -620
- standard molar entropy
- 35.7
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Encyclopedic overview
Lithium fluoride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula LiF. It is a colorless solid that transitions to white with decreasing crystal size. Its structure is analogous to that of sodium chloride, but it is much less soluble in water. It is mainly used as a component of molten salts. Partly because Li and F are both light elements, and partly because F2 is highly reactive, formation of LiF from the elements releases one of the highest energies per mass of reactants, second only to that of BeO.
Manufacturing
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