Is LiOH a molecular or ionic compound?
1 Answer
May 30, 2014
It's an ionic compound -
Lithium has a 1+ charge and the Hydoxide ion has a 1- charge - I believe that it would be a salt, much like Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
Ionic compounds such as Lithium Hydroxide dissolve well in water. On the contrary, many covalent molecular compounds don't dissolve in water: probably the best example is Silicon Dioxide,