Lithium Fluoride, Lithium Fluorid, Lithium Monofluoride, LF, 7789-24-4

Lithium Fluoride, Lithium Fluorid, Lithium Monofluoride, LF, 7789-24-4

*Lithium Fluoride Technical Powder - LiF -  CAS Number: 7789-24-4

Lithium Fluoride Technical Powder is a fine white powder. Standard packaging is in 20kg sacks.

Lithium Fluoride (LiF) is an inorganic compound with the following details and applications:

1. Chemical Structure and Properties:

   • Chemical Formula: LiF

   • CAS Number: 7789-24-4

   • Appearance: White or transparent crystalline solid, hygroscopic

   • Solubility: Soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol

2. Applications:

   • Ceramics and Glass Production: Used in the production of ceramics and glass.

   • Optical Coatings: Utilized in optical coatings due to its wide bandgap.

   • Nuclear Reactors: Employed as a coolant in nuclear reactors.

   • Metallurgy: Used in the metallurgy industry.

   • X-ray Monochromators: Used in X-ray monochromator plates due to its lattice spacing.

   • Radiation Detectors: Applied in thermoluminescent dosimeters for detecting ionizing radiation.

Lithium Fluoride (LiF) is known by several other names, which include:

• Lithium(I) Fluoride

• Lithium Monofluoride

• Lithium Salt of Hydrofluoric Acid