Lithium Hydride
Quantity
Unit
CAS #
7580-67-8
PRODUCT
SYNONYM
Lithium monohydride; Lithium hydride (LiH)
FORMULA
LiH
APPEARENCE
bluish grey grains
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
7.95
DENSITY
0.78 g/ccm at 20C
BULK DENSITY
about 0.4 kg/l
MELTING POINT
688C
HYDROGEN CONTENT
12.7% theoretical
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE
above 900C
HEAT OF FUSION
about 2.5 kJ/g
H2 EQUILIBRIUM PRESSURE
500C: 0.09 mbar
850C: about 1010 mbar
ASSAY
97.0% min
NA
0.9% max
K
0.05% max
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE
ODOR
odorless
INSOLUBILITY
in benzene, toluene
SOLUBILITY
ether
BOILING POINT
dec. 850 c
REACTIVITY
with water
VERY SOLUBLE
in acid
NOTES
Used as a reducing agent and in the production of high purity monosilane.
CLASS
Inorganic Chemicals: Nitrates, Phosphates, Oxides & more, Lithium Compounds
FUNCTIONS
Reducing Agent
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