Lithium iodate
| Names | |
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| IUPAC name Lithium iodate | |
| Identifiers | |
| 3D model (JSmol) | |
| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.033.954 | 
| EC Number | 
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| PubChem CID | |
| UNII | |
| UN number | 1479 | 
| CompTox Dashboard (EPA) | |
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| Properties | |
| LiIO3 | |
| Appearance | White hygroscopic crystals | 
| Odor | Odorless | 
| Density | 4.487 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | 420–450 °C (788–842 °F; 693–723 K) | 
| Anhydrous: 89.4 g/100 mL (10 °C) 82.7 g/100 mL (25 °C) 78.4 g/100 mL (40.1 °C) 73 g/100 mL (75.6 °C) Hemihydrate: 80.2 g/100 mL (18 °C) | |
| Solubility | Insoluble in EtOH | 
| −47.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Thermal conductivity | 1.27 W/m·K (a-axis) 0.65 W/m·K (c-axis) | 
| Refractive index (nD) | 1.8875 (20 °C) 1.6 (RT) nHe–Ne: 1.8815 (20 °C) 1.5928 (RT) | 
| Structure | |
| Hexagonal, hP10 | |
| P6322, No. 182 | |
| 622 | |
| a = 5.46(9) Å, c = 5.15(5) Å α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 120° | |
| Hazards | |
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| Danger | |
| H272, H315, H319, H335, H360 | |
| P201, P220, P261, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Lithium iodate (LiIO3) is a negative uniaxial crystal for nonlinear, acousto-optical and piezoelectric applications. It has been utilized for 347 nm ruby lasers.