Lithium bromide

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| ImageCaption1 = __ Li⁺     __ Br⁻

| ImageFile2 = Lithium-bromide-3D-ionic.png

| IUPACName = Lithium bromide

| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers

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| ChemSpiderID = 74049

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| UNII = 864G646I84

| InChI = 1/BrH.Li/h1H;/q;+1/p-1

| InChIKey = AMXOYNBUYSYVKV-REWHXWOFAS

| SMILES = [Li+].[Br-]

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| StdInChI = 1S/BrH.Li/h1H;/q;+1/p-1

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| StdInChIKey = AMXOYNBUYSYVKV-UHFFFAOYSA-M

| CASNo = 7550-35-8

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| PubChem = 82050

| EINECS = 231-439-8

| RTECS = OJ5755000

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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties

| Formula = LiBr

| MolarMass = 86.845 g/mol

| Appearance = White hygroscopic solid

| Density = 3.464 g/cm³

| MeltingPtC = 550

| MeltingPt_ref = Haynes, p. 4.70

| BoilingPtC = 1300

| BoilingPt_ref =

| Solubility = 143 g/100 mL (0 °C)
166.7 g/100 mL (20 °C)
266 g/100 mL (100 °C)Haynes, p. 5.169

| SolubleOther = soluble in methanol, ethanol, ether, acetone
slightly soluble in pyridine

| RefractIndex = 1.7843 (589 nm)Haynes, p. 10.249

| MagSus = −34.3·10⁻⁶ cm³/molHaynes, p. 4.128

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| Section3 = {{Chembox Structure

| Structure_ref ={{cite journal|doi=10.1002/zaac.19723910311|title=Über die Systeme Alkalimetallbromid/Mangan(II)-bromid|year=1972|last1=Seifert|first1=H.-J.|last2=Dau|first2=E.|journal=Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie|volume=391|issue=3|pages=302–312}}

| CrystalStruct = Cubic, Pearson symbol cF8, No. 225

| SpaceGroup = Fm{{overline|3}}m

| LattConst_a = 0.5496 nm

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| Section4 = {{Chembox Thermochemistry

| Thermochemistry_ref=Haynes, p. 5.25

| DeltaHf = −351.2 kJ/mol

| DeltaHc =

| DeltaGf = −342.0 kJ/mol

| Entropy = 74.3 J/mol K

| HeatCapacity =

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| Section5 = {{Chembox Hazards

| GHSPictograms = {{GHS07}}

| GHSSignalWord = Warning

| HPhrases = {{H-phrases|315|317|319}}[https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/aldrich/229733?lang=en®ion=US Lithium bromide]. SIgma Aldrich

| NFPA-H = 2

| NFPA-F = 0

| NFPA-R = 0

| NFPA-S = W

| FlashPt = Not-flammable

| LD50 = 1800 mg/kg (oral, rat){{cite web|url=https://chem.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/rn/7550-35-8|title=ChemIDplus – 7550-35-8 – AMXOYNBUYSYVKV-UHFFFAOYSA-M – Lithium bromide – Similar structures search, synonyms, formulas, resource links, and other chemical information.|first=Michael|last=Chambers|website=chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov|access-date=3 April 2018}}

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| Section8 = {{Chembox Related

| OtherAnions = Lithium fluoride
Lithium chloride
Lithium iodide

| OtherCations = Sodium bromide
Potassium bromide
Rubidium bromide
Caesium bromide

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Lithium bromide (LiBr) is a chemical compound of lithium and bromine. Its extreme hygroscopic character makes LiBr useful as a desiccant in certain air conditioning systems.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.pub2}}