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 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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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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