Lithium sulfate
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| IUPAC name Lithium sulfate | |
| Other names Lithium sulphate | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.734 | 
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| Properties | |
| Li2SO4 | |
| Molar mass | 109.94 g/mol | 
| Appearance | White crystalline solid, hygroscopic | 
| Density | 2.221 g/cm3 (anhydrous) 2.06 g/cm3 (monohydrate) | 
| Melting point | 859 °C (1,578 °F; 1,132 K) | 
| Boiling point | 1,377 °C (2,511 °F; 1,650 K) | 
| monohydrate: 34.9 g/100 mL (25 °C) 29.2 g/100 mL (100 °C) | |
| Solubility | insoluble in absolute ethanol, acetone and pyridine | 
| −40.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Refractive index (nD) | 1.465 (β-form) | 
| Structure | |
| Primitive monoclinic | |
| P 21/a, No. 14 | |
| a = 8.239 Å, b = 4.954 Å, c = 8.474 Å α = 90°, β = 107.98°, γ = 90° | |
| Lattice volume (V) | 328.9 Å3 | 
| Formula units (Z) | 4 | 
| Tetrahedral at sulfur | |
| Thermochemistry | |
| Heat capacity (C) | 1.07 J/g K | 
| Std molar entropy (S⦵298) | 113 J/mol K | 
| Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) | −1436.37 kJ/mol | 
| Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵) | −1324.7 kJ/mol | 
| Hazards | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
| LD50 (median dose) | 613 mg/kg (rat, oral) | 
| Related compounds | |
| Other anions | Lithium chloride | 
| Other cations | Sodium sulfate | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Lithium sulfate is a white inorganic salt with the formula Li2SO4. It is the lithium salt of sulfuric acid.