What's Lithium Dibromide?

I couldn't find anything on google, so I assumed it's made up.

It's what they used on Star Trek to fuse the matter and the anti-matter together.

Aaron "Space Museum" Hirshberg

Maybe, but it's purpose is clear. Krusty explained it.

Lithium used to be a common drug for depression, though I assume that was just its common name. You don't hear much about it, since Prozac came along. My Merriam-Webster Collegiate Encyclopedia, books are still useful references, says it's "lithium carbonate" is used for depression and "bipolar disorder".

Note that Krusty clearly claimed he suffered the latter.

It didn't matter whether or not the full name was exact, since it was clear what he was talking about.

Michael

m1t0s1s wrote:

While lithium appears to be a standard treatment for bipolar disorder, my limited knowledge of chemistry makes me think that you can't combine one lithium atom and two bromium atoms together into a stable molecule. ("Lithium Bromide", on the other hand, appears to be a sedative of some sort.)

-- Don

Don Del Grande wrote:

Been using the promotional Oscar Mayer periodic tables again?

More seriously, I don't think LiBr2 would work either, in terms of valence electrons - another thought I just had is that perhaps they had to be sure it was made up so little kids watching the show (in real life) wouldn't mail away their parents' pills.

Try using a Periodic Table that includes the Lanthanides and Actinides. Weren't Lanthanides and Actinides the two Greek soldiers who spied on Xerces' army?

Air And Space Museum

wrote in message news:[email]...

Sir, I think you will find the correct spelling to be Xerxes.

ONIX

Matt Garvey wrote in news:[email]:

Well, using a molecular model of what is (essentially, but certainly not totally) an ionic compound, LiBr2 can be seen as a semi-stable resonance between:

Br:Li Br

and

Br Li:Br

If this seems dodgy, that's because a resonance model can't really express half bonds well (as opposed to one-and-a-half, etc.). A molecular orbital model is more satisfactory, but also much, much more complicated.

Suffice to say, bromide's large ionic radius makes it less observant of the octet rule. In other words, Br (NOT Br2, Br) is not insanely reactive, as is something like F. F will almost immediately react with anything to be reduced to F-, but Br can be said to be "more tolerant."

lithium bromide is nothing more then a desiccant. lithium carbonate is typically used in a class of mood altering drugs, intended to treat the manic symptoms of bipolar disorder. it is sold under the following brand names: Carbolith, Cibalith-S, Duralith, Eskalith, Lithane, Lithizine, Lithobid, Lithonate, Lithotabs

Hey, nice try Mr. Big Words! Those are the names of Cletus' kids! Aaron "Space Museum" Hirshberg

poor space, he has no clue what i'm talking about. i pity you. *pitties*