Robin, Getting 4 protons to react with lithium at the same time seems unlikely. How do you envision this happening with regularity? Why not simply Li(Hy-) ?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] In reply to Bob Cook's message: >You say that the LiHy4 item carries a negative charge. I assume you >mean it is an negative ion. Yes. >Is the electronic configuration >you suggest 4 pairs of electrons, i.e., a total negative charge of 8 >with a positive charge of 7?
