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LIH [1 record]

Record 1 2011-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A chemical compound having the formula LiH or HLi which appears under the form of a white, translucent, crystalline mass or powder, derives from the reaction of molten lithium with hydrogen, and is used as a desiccant, a source of hydrogen, a condensing agent in organic synthesis, a nuclear shielding material, a reducing agent and in the preparation of lithium amide and double hydrides.

OBS

The commercial product is light bluish gray due to minute amounts of colloidally dispersed lithium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

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