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Lithium nitrate
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<p>Lithium nitrate is an <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> with the formula LiNO3. It is the <a href="/facts/Lithium/7vXX6BWA">lithium</a> <a href="/facts/Salt_(chemistry)/lsSKwGpn">salt</a> of <a href="/facts/Nitric_acid/UDbwGp6s">nitric acid</a> (an <a href="/facts/Alkali_metal_nitrate/DneJQHRf">alkali metal nitrate</a>). The salt is <a href="/facts/Deliquescent/1NBGewXv">deliquescent</a>, absorbing water to form the hydrated form, lithium nitrate trihydrate. Its eutectics are of interest for heat transfer fluids. </p><p>It is made by treating <a href="/facts/Lithium_carbonate/soupEeC1">lithium carbonate</a> or <a href="/facts/Lithium_hydroxide/T2zUqmSa">lithium hydroxide</a> with <a href="/facts/Nitric_acid/UDbwGp6s">nitric acid</a>. </p>