4 Al (s) + 3 O2 (g) + 6 H2O (l) → 4 Al(OH)3 (s)

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

4 Al0 - 12 e- → 4 AlIII (oxidation)

6 O0 + 12 e- → 6 O-II (reduction)

Al is a reducing agent, O2 is an oxidizing agent.

Reactants:

  • Al
    • Names: Aluminum source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Aluminium powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Al source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Silvery-white-to-grey powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Silvery-white, malleable, ductile, odorless metal. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • O2
    • Names: Dioxygen source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Oxygen source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Oxygen (liquefied) source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: Odourless compressed gas source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Liquefied gas. colourless-to-blue extremely cold liquid source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • H2O – Water, oxidane source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Water (H2O) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Hydrogen hydroxide (HH or HOH) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Hydrogen oxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Appearance: White crystalline solid, almost colorless liquid with a hint of blue, colorless gas source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27

Products:

  • Al(OH)3 – Aluminium hydroxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Aluminium(3+) trioxidanide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Aluminic acid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Aluminum hydroxide source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Al(OH)3 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White amorphous powder source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Odourless white solid in various forms source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04