Lithium Oxide

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
12057-24-8

[ Name ]:
Lithium Oxide

[Synonym ]:
EINECS 235-019-5
MFCD00016183
dilithium,hydroxide

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
2.013 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

[ Melting Point ]:
1427°C

[ Molecular Formula ]:
Li₂O

[ Molecular Weight ]:
29.88140

[ Exact Mass ]:
30.02690

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.644

MSDS

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: OJ6360000

CHEMICAL NAME :: Lithium oxide

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 12057-24-8

LAST UPDATED :: 199710

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Unreported

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Mammal - species unspecified

DOSE/DURATION :: 15 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :: HINAAU Hindustan Antibiotics Bulletin. (Hindustan Antibiotics, Ltd., Pimpri, Poona, India) V.1- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,26,1969 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 82795 No. of Facilities: 219 (estimated) No. of Industries: 9 No. of Occupations: 15 No. of Employees: 4776 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 82795 No. of Facilities: 267 (estimated) No. of Industries: 7 No. of Occupations: 14 No. of Employees: 17453 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 6611 (estimated)

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS05

[ Signal Word ]:
Danger

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H314

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P280-P305 + P351 + P338-P310

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face particle respirator type N100 (US);Gloves;respirator cartridge type N100 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter;type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

[ Hazard Codes ]:
C:Corrosive;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R34

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36/37/39-S45

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3262 8/PG 2

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ RTECS ]:
OJ6360000

[ Packaging Group ]:
II

[ Hazard Class ]:
8