so i have to do a project does any body know another reaction of lithum besides that it reacts violently with water and does it have 3 neutrons because im not sure what is its electro negativity and what bonds does it form
2006-12-29 09:12:23 · 5 answers · asked by eddy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Lithium is a metal so it will react with any non-metal to create an ionic bond. It's electronegativity is 1 which means it's weak.
Lithium and Fluorine will form lithium fluoride (LiF), a poisonous white powder used in lowering the melting point of solders and in manufacturing ceramics. The ionic bond in LiF is the electrostatic attraction between the positively charged lithium ion (cation) and the negatively charged fluoride ion (anion). The compound itself is electrically neutral. As for determining the neutron number: please subtract mass number from atomic number.
I hope this helps
2006-12-29 09:54:37 · answer #1 · answered by Trish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lithium is an interesting metal. Its electronegativity is the highest of all of the alkali metals. This allows it to form "relatively" covalent bonds with organic materials. It is used in many organic reactions. You can get all of the details on it at the wikipedia site listed in other answers. I would say it forms primarily ionic bonds, but is capable of forming covalent bonds with atoms having weak electronegativity such as Carbon.
6Li and 7Li are the most common isotopes. This would be 3 and 4 neutrons respectively with 7Li being by far the most common. It's electronegativity is 1.0 on a scale of 0 to 4.0.
2006-12-29 18:04:26 · answer #2 · answered by serf_tide 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lithium react with oxygen wich produces it's oxide
it has 4 neutron
it forms covalent bond
2006-12-29 17:25:59 · answer #3 · answered by George 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it forms ionic bonds, gives up 1 electron while making these bonds so the equation
Li + F ---> LiF is valid
I'm not sure on the electronegativity, but if you google it, you should find what you're looking for.
2006-12-29 17:50:03 · answer #4 · answered by The Frontrunner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to refresh your understanding of nuclear isotopes. Few elements are found with just a single isotope.
take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium.
Also http://www.cem.msu.edu/~reusch/VirtualText/alhalrx4.htm
for the bonding.
Good luck.
2006-12-29 17:28:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋