The chemical formula of the compound lithium nitrate is

Lithium nitrate is an inorganic compound with the formula LiNO 3. It is the lithium salt of nitric acid (an alkali metal nitrate). The salt is deliquescent, absorbing water to form the hydrated form, lithium nitrate trihydrate.

The chemical formula for the compound is

Explanation:

The compound lithium nitrate is formed from the combination of lithium ion and nitrate ion.

Lithium is the 3rd element of the periodic table. The electronic configuration for this element is :

This element will loose 1 electron to form ion.

Nitrate ion is the polyatomic ion having formula of

By criss-cross method, in which the oxidation state of ion forms the subscripts of other atom.

Hence, the chemical formula for the compound is