Dilithium
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This article is about the real molecule. For fictional uses, including those in Star Trek, see Dilithium (disambiguation).
Dilithium, Li2, is a diatomic molecule comprising two lithium atoms covalently bonded together. Li2 is known in the gas phase. It has a bond order of 1, an internuclear separation of 267.3 pm and a bond energy of 101 kJ mol−1.[1]
Higher numbers of covalently bonded lithium atoms exist, albeit in small quantities. It has been observed, for example, that 1% of lithium in the vapor phase (by mass) is in the form of dilithium.[citation needed] Clusters of lithium atoms also exist; the most common arrangement is Li6.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Chemical Bonding, Mark J. Winter, Oxford University Press, 1994, ISBN 0-19-855694-2
[edit] Further reading
- Greenwood, N. N.; Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements, 2nd Edition, Oxford:Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-3365-4.
