Lithium bicarbonate is an inorganic compound, an acid salt of lithium and carbonic acid with the formula LiHCO 3 , a colorless (white) powder, dissolves in water.
| Lithium bicarbonate | |
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| Systematic name | Lithium bicarbonate |
| Traditional names | Lithium carbonate, acidic; lithium bicarbonate; bicarbonate lithium |
| Chem. formula | LiHCO 3 |
| Physical properties | |
| condition | colorless (white) powder |
| Molar mass | 67.96 g / mol |
| Chemical properties | |
| Solubility in water | 5.5 13 g / 100 ml |
| Classification | |
| Reg. CAS number | 5006-97-3 |
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Content
Getting
- Passing carbon dioxide through a chilled solution of lithium carbonate :
Physical Properties
There are conflicting information on the physical properties of lithium hydrogen carbonate. Some sources [1] [2] argue that lithium bicarbonate exists only in aqueous solutions. In others, it forms a colorless (white) powder [3] .
It is soluble in water.
Chemical Properties
- Decomposes on slight heating or concentration:
Notes
- ↑ Chemical Encyclopedia / Editorial: Knunyants I.L. et al. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1990. - T. 2. - 671 p. - ISBN 5-82270-035-5 .
- ↑ Chemist's Handbook / Editorial: Nikolsky B.P. et al. - 3rd ed., rev. - L .: Chemistry, 1971. - T. 2. - 1168 p.
- ↑ CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . - 89th Edition. - Taylor and Francis Group, LLC, 2008-2009.