lithium

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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas38.07 ± 0.24kcal/molReviewCox, Wagman, et al., 1984CODATA Review value
Δfgas38.074kcal/molReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in June, 1962
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
gas,1 bar33.1697 ± 0.0024cal/mol*KReviewCox, Wagman, et al., 1984CODATA Review value
gas,1 bar33.169cal/mol*KReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in June, 1962

Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

Cp° = A + B*t + C*t2 + D*t3 + E/t2
H° − H°298.15= A*t + B*t2/2 + C*t3/3 + D*t4/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t2/2 + D*t3/3 − E/(2*t2) + G
    Cp = heat capacity (cal/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kcal/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (cal/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Temperature (K) 1620.12 to 6000.
A 5.576979
B -0.662625
C 0.183418
D -0.000859
E -0.008424
F 36.21021
G 39.72001
H 38.07371
ReferenceChase, 1998
Comment Data last reviewed in June, 1962

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfliquid0.569kcal/molReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in June, 1962
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
liquid,1 bar8.112cal/mol*KReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in June, 1962
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
solid,1 bar6.960 ± 0.048cal/mol*KReviewCox, Wagman, et al., 1984CODATA Review value
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
solid6.953cal/mol*KReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in June, 1962

Liquid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

Cp° = A + B*t + C*t2 + D*t3 + E/t2
H° − H°298.15= A*t + B*t2/2 + C*t3/3 + D*t4/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t2/2 + D*t3/3 − E/(2*t2) + G
    Cp = heat capacity (cal/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kcal/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (cal/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Temperature (K) 453.69 to 700.700. to 1620.12
A 7.7604506.216291
B -0.6300131.346170
C -1.512220-0.959184
D 1.0110810.208816
E 0.0013590.082254
F -1.701081-1.003751
G 17.7566015.86110
H 0.5688340.568834
ReferenceChase, 1998Chase, 1998
Comment Data last reviewed in June, 1962 Data last reviewed in June, 1962

Solid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

Cp° = A + B*t + C*t2 + D*t3 + E/t2
H° − H°298.15= A*t + B*t2/2 + C*t3/3 + D*t4/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t2/2 + D*t3/3 − E/(2*t2) + G
    Cp = heat capacity (cal/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kcal/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (cal/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Temperature (K) 298. to 453.
A 40.52390
B -210.9730
C 472.6190
D -355.4761
E -0.384712
F -7.468511
G 98.86391
H 0.000000
ReferenceChase, 1998
Comment Data last reviewed in June, 1962

Phase change data

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Antoine Equation Parameters

log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Temperature (K) A B C Reference Comment
298.14 to 1599.994.982607918.984-9.52Hicks, 1963Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.
1204. to 1353.1.584211603.966-711.088Hartmann and Schneider, 1929Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: José A. Martinho Simões

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Individual Reactions

methyllithium (g) = lithium (g) + Methane (g)

By formula: CH3Li (g) = Li (g) + CH4 (g)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr66.0kcal/molN/ASmith and Patrick, 1983 

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

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Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)5.39172eVN/AN/AL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
5.39172EVALLide, 1992LL
5.36 ± 0.01PIDugourd, Rayane, et al., 1992LL
5.392SKelly, 1987LBLHLM
5.4 ± 0.2EINakagawa, Asano, et al., 1981LLK
5.5 ± 0.3EIN/ALLK
5.4EIZmbov, Wu, et al., 1977LLK
5.39172SMoore, 1970RDSH

References

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Cox, Wagman, et al., 1984
Cox, J.D.; Wagman, D.D.; Medvedev, V.A., CODATA Key Values for Thermodynamics, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., New York, 1984, 1. [all data]

Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Hicks, 1963
Hicks, W.T., Evaluation of Vapor-Pressure Data of Mercury, Lithium, Sodium, and Potassium, J. Chem. Phys., 1963, 38, 8, 1873-1880, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1733889 . [all data]

Hartmann and Schneider, 1929
Hartmann, H.; Schneider, R., Die Siedetemperaturen von Magnesium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium and Lithium, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 1929, 180, 1, 275-283, https://doi.org/10.1002/zaac.19291800129 . [all data]

Smith and Patrick, 1983
Smith, G.P.; Patrick, R., Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 1983, 15, 167. [all data]

Lide, 1992
Lide, D.R. (Editor), Ionization potentials of atoms and atomic ions in Handbook of Chem. and Phys., 1992, 10-211. [all data]

Dugourd, Rayane, et al., 1992
Dugourd, P.; Rayane, D.; Labastie, P.; Vezin, B.; Chevaleyre, J.; Broyer, M., Measurements of lithium cluster ionization potentials, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1992, 197, 433. [all data]

Kelly, 1987
Kelly, R.L., Atomic and ionic spectrum lines of hydrogen through kryton, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1987, 16. [all data]

Nakagawa, Asano, et al., 1981
Nakagawa, H.; Asano, M.; Kubo, K., Mass spectrometric study of the vaporization of lithium metasilicate, J. Nucl. Mater., 1981, 102, 292. [all data]

Zmbov, Wu, et al., 1977
Zmbov, K.F.; Wu, C.H.; Ihle, H.R., A mass spectrometric study of heteronuclear diatomic alkali metal molecules. Dissociation energies ionization potentials of NaLi, KLi, NaK, J. Chem. Phys., 1977, 67, 4603. [all data]

Moore, 1970
Moore, C.E., Ionization potentials and ionization limits derived from the analyses of optical spectra, Natl. Stand. Ref. Data Ser., (U.S. Natl. Bur. Stand.), 1970, 34, 1. [all data]


Notes

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