Editing Lithium nitrate (section)

==Synthesis==
Lithium nitrate can be synthesized by reacting nitric acid and lithium carbonate.
:Li<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> + 2 HNO<sub>3</sub> → 2 LiNO<sub>3</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O + CO<sub>2</sub>

Generally when forming LiNO<sub>3</sub>, a [[pH indicator]] is used to determine when all of the acid has been neutralized. However, this neutralization can also be recognized with the loss of [[carbon dioxide]] production.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amasci.net/syntheses/lithium-nitrate-synthesis.php?lang=eng |title=Synthesis database: Lithium nitrate synthesis |publisher=Amateur Science Network |access-date=18 June 2012}}</ref> In order to rid the final product of excess water, the sample is heated.