lithium hydroxide

Also known as lithium hydrate, LiOH, lithium hydroxide anhydrous

chemical compound

Chemical data

Formula: HLiO
Molecular weight: 24 g/mol
IUPAC name: lithium hydroxide
SMILES: [Li+].[OH-]
InChIKey: WMFOQBRAJBCJND-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Polar surface area: 1 Å²
H-bond donors: 1
H-bond acceptors: 1
Formal charge: 0

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 24.019

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Commons category: Lithium hydroxide
canonical SMILES: [Li+].[OH-]
chemical formula: LiOH
melting point: 471.2
density: 2.54
solubility: 71
median lethal dose (LD50): 210
median lethal concentration (LC50): 0.96
standard enthalpy of formation: -484
UN class: 8
boiling point: 1626
electric dipole moment: 4.754
2022 Harmonized System Code: 282520

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Lithium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the formula LiOH. It can exist as anhydrous or hydrated, and both forms are white hygroscopic solids. They are soluble in water and slightly soluble in ethanol. Both are available commercially. While classified as a strong base, lithium hydroxide is the weakest known alkali metal hydroxide.

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