Write down the reaction equations: Li → Li2O → LiOH → LiNO3. ↓ ↓ LiOH LiNO3

Lithium react with oxygen, resulting in the formation of lithium oxide. The chemical equation for the reaction is as follows:

4 Li + O2 = 2 Li2O

Lithium oxide react with water. As a result of the reaction, lithium hydroxide is formed. The chemical equation for the reaction is as follows:

Li2O + H2O = 2 LiOH

Lithium hydroxide react with nitric acid. As a result of the reaction, a lithium nitrate salt is formed and water is released. The chemical equation for the reaction is as follows:

LiOH + HNO3 = LiNO3 + H2O.

Further, the reaction does not proceed, due to the fact that lithium nitrate precipitates into an insoluble precipitate.