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IUPAC name
Lithium perchlorate
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Other names
Perchloric acid, lithium salt; Lithium Cloricum
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Identifiers | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.307 |
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Properties | |
LiClO 4 | |
Molar mass |
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Appearance | White crystals |
Odor | Odorless |
Density | 2.42 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 236 °C (457 °F; 509 K) |
Boiling point | 430 °C (806 °F; 703 K) decomposes from 400 °C |
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Solubility | Soluble in alcohols, ethyl acetate[1] |
Solubility in acetone | 137 g/100 g[1] |
Solubility in alcohols | |
Solubility in ethyl acetate | 95.2 g/100 g[2] |
Solubility in ethyl ether | 113.7 g/100 g[2] |
Structure | |
Pnma, No. 62 | |
a = 865.7(1) pm, b = 691.29(9) pm, c = 483.23(6) pm[3]
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Formula units (Z)
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4 formula per cell |
tetrahedral at Cl | |
Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C)
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105 J/mol·K[1] |
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
125.5 J/mol·K[1] |
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−380.99 kJ/mol |
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵)
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−254 kJ/mol[1] |
Hazards | |
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards
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Oxidizer, irritant |
GHS labelling: | |
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Danger | |
H272, H315, H319, H335[4] | |
P220, P261, P305+P351+P338[4] | |
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | MSDS |
Related compounds | |
Other anions
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Lithium chloride Lithium hypochlorite Lithium chlorate |
Other cations
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Sodium perchlorate Potassium perchlorate Rubidium perchlorate |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lithium perchlorate is the inorganic compound with the formula LiClO4. This white or colourless crystalline salt is noteworthy for its high solubility in many solvents. It exists both in anhydrous form and as a trihydrate.