2 Al (s) + 6 H2O (l) → 2 Al(OH)3 (s) + 3 H2 (g)

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

6 HI + 6 e- → 6 H0 (reduction)

2 Al0 - 6 e- → 2 AlIII (oxidation)

H2O is an oxidizing agent, Al is a reducing 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
  • 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
  • H2
    • Names: Dihydrogen source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Hydrogen source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, H2 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Odourless colourless compressed gas source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04