Li
7 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
LITHIUM
CAS7439-93-2EC231-102-5
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
Battery manufacturing and metallurgy additive
Lithium is a soft, silvery-white metal that reacts violently with water, producing flammable hydrogen gas and a corrosive alkaline solution. It is primarily used as an additive in battery manufacturing and metallurgy.
Battery manufacturingMetallurgy additive (degasifier, deoxidizer, desulfurizer, grain refiner)Getter in vacuum tubes
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StrongForm Family
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StrongForm Family
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StrongForm Family
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StrongSame Parent
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StrongSame Parent
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Safety Reference
Danger
H260In contact with water releases flammable gases which may ignite spontaneously
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
H371May cause damage to organs
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
lithium
InChIKey
WHXSMMKQMYFTQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[Li]
Synonyms (57)
- LITHIUM
- Q568
- Atomic Lithium
- Element Lithium
- Element-Li
- LITHIUM METALLICUM
- LITHIUM-6 METAL (6Li, 95%)
- Li
- Li (element)
- Li Standard Solution
- Lithium (atomic)
- Lithium 7
- Lithium Metal
- Lithium atom
- Lithium element
- Lithium ribbon
- Lithium, 99%, high sodium
- Lithium, 99%, low sodium
- Lithium, elemental
- Lithium, metallic
- Litium
- Normothymin-E (TN)
- lithium metal in oil
- lithium(1+) ion
- litio
- metallic lithium
- monolithium