LITHIUM IODIDE

Lithium Iodide
Lithium iodide
General
Other names	lithium(I) iodide
Molecular formula	LiI
Molar mass	133.845 g/mol
Appearance	White crystalline solid
CAS number	[10377-51-2]
Properties
Density and phase	3.494 g/cm3, Solid
Solubility in water	151[1] g/100mL(25°C)
Melting point	459°C
Boiling point	1171°C
'Hazards'
EU classification	?
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

'Lithium iodide', or LiI, is a compound of lithium and iodine. When exposed to air, it becomes yellow in color, due to the liberation of the iodine.

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Applications

Lithium iodide is used as an electrolyte for high temperature batteries. It is also used for long life batteries as required, for example, by artificial pacemakers. The solid is used as a phosphor for neutron detection.

See also

★ Related compounds: Cation: Lithium fluoride, Lithium chloride, lithium bromide.
Anion: sodium iodide, Potassium iodide.

★ Lithium battery

References

# A PDF file from ESPICorp Inc., a supplier of lithium iodide
# Webelements – Lithium Iodide
# Composition of LITHIUM IODIDE - NIST
# Some lithium iodide phosphors for slow neutron detection, K. P. Nicholson et al. Br. J. Appl. Phys. '6' 104-106 (1955)

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