Editing Lithium nitrate (section)

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| ImageCaption1 = <span style="color:purple; background:purple;">__</span> [[Lithium|Li]]<sup>+</sup>&emsp;<span style="color:blue;background:blue;">__</span> [[Nitrogen|N]]&emsp;<span style="color:red;background:red;">__</span> [[Oxygen|O]]
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| CASNo = 7790-69-4
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| UNII = 68XG6U4533
| PubChem = 10129889
| RTECS = QU9200000
| InChI = 1S/Li.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1
| InChIKey = IIPYXGDZVMZOAP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
| SMILES = [Li+].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-]
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| InChI2 = 1/Li.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1
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| Formula = LiNO<sub>3</sub>
| MolarMass = 68.946 g/mol
| Appearance = White to light yellow solid
| Density = 2.38 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
| MeltingPtC = 255  
| BoilingPtC = 600
| BoilingPt_notes = (decomposes)
| Solubility = 52.2 g/100 mL (20&nbsp;°C) <br> 90 g/100 mL (28&nbsp;°C) <br> 234 g/100 mL (100&nbsp;°C)
| SolubleOther = soluble in [[ethanol]], [[methanol]], [[pyridine]], [[ammonia]], [[acetone]]
| RefractIndex = 1.735<ref>Pradyot Patnaik. ''Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals''. McGraw-Hill, 2002, {{ISBN|0-07-049439-8}}.{{page needed|date=December 2017}}</ref>
| MagSus = −62.0·10<sup>−6</sup> cm<sup>3</sup>/mol (+3 H<sub>2</sub>O)
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|Section4={{Chembox Thermochemistry
| DeltaHf = −7.007 kJ/g or −482.3 kJ/mol
| DeltaHc = 25.5 kJ/mol
| DeltaGf = −389.5 kJ/mol
| Entropy = 105 J/(mol K)
| HeatCapacity = 64 J/(mol K)
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| MainHazards = Oxidant, irritant
| NFPA-H = 1
| NFPA-F = 0
| NFPA-R = 0
| NFPA-S = OX
| FlashPt = Non-flammable
| LD50 = 1426 mg/kg (oral, rat)
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| OtherAnions = 
| OtherCations = [[Sodium nitrate]]<br/>[[Potassium nitrate]]<br/>[[Rubidium nitrate]]<br/>[[Caesium nitrate]]
| OtherCompounds = [[Lithium sulfate]]<br/>[[Lithium chloride]]
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'''Lithium nitrate''' is an [[inorganic compound]] with the formula LiNO<sub>3</sub>. It is the [[lithium]] [[Salt (chemistry)|salt]] of [[nitric acid]] (an [[alkali metal nitrate]]). The salt is [[deliquescent]], absorbing water to form the hydrated form, lithium nitrate trihydrate.  Its eutectics are of interest for heat transfer fluids.<ref name=Ullmann>Wietelmann, Ulrich and Bauer, Richard J. (2005) "Lithium and Lithium Compounds" in ''Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry'', Wiley-VCH: Weinheim. {{doi|10.1002/14356007.a15_393}}.</ref>

It is made by treating [[lithium carbonate]] or [[lithium hydroxide]] with [[nitric acid]].