Solid phase
Official name
Lithium cobalt(III) oxide
Secondary names
Lithium cobaltite; Cobalt lithium dioxide; lithium cobaltite
CAS number
12190-79-3
Type
Family
covalent network solid
Class
sheet covalent network solid
Compound type
oxide
Chemical composition
Formula
$Li^{+}Co^{3+}O^{2-}_2$
Chemical formula
LiCoO2
Elemental formula
(Li+) (Co3+) (O2-)2
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
8.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Li^+$ Lithium cation element 1 0.25 1 constituent cation main
$Co^{3+}$ Cobaltic cation element 1 0.25 1 constituent cation main
$O^{2-}$ Oxide anion element 2 0.5 1 constituent anion main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\cdot (\cdot) Co^{3+} \cdot O^{-}-$ 6
$Li^+ \cdot O^{-}-$ 6
Class
tridimensional covalent networks (11)
Type
multi mixed atoms tridimensional networks (11.06)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
trigonal
Crystal class
rhombohedral
Crystal class symbol
-3m (D3d)
Crystal spacegroup
R-3m
Molar mass
97.87 $g/mol$
Density
5.05 $g/cm^3$
State NTP
solid
Refringence type
uniaxial
Refringence sign
unknown
Pure color
blue
Color
dark blue, bluish-gray
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