LiH is highly reactive towards water, whereas LiCl is not. Do you know the reason?
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The lattice energy of LiF is very high due to small size of Li
+
ions and F
−
ions. The hydration energy of LiF is lower than lattice energy. In case of LiCl, the hydration energy is higher than the lattice energy. Hence, LiCl is water soluble. Due to higher polarization, LiCl has some covalent character. Hence, it is soluble in non polar solvents such as acetone.
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Due to high polarization of LiCl, it acts like a covalent compound rather than being a ionic compound. As a result, it does not ionize in water easily. But H+ ion is smaller than Cl- ion and thus becomes less polarizable.
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