6 NH4ClO4 (aq) + 10 Al (s) → 4 Al2O3 (s) + 2 AlCl3 (aq) + 3 N2 (g) + 12 H2O (l)

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

10 Al0 - 30 e- → 10 AlIII (oxidation)

6 NV + 30 e- → 6 N0 (reduction)

Al is a reducing agent, NH4ClO4 is an oxidizing agent.

Reactants:

  • NH4ClO4 – Ammonium perchlorate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Other names: AP source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Perchloric acid, ammonium salt source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: White Crystalline source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; White hygroscopic crystals source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • 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

Products:

  • Al2O3
    • Names: Aluminium oxide (Aluminum oxide) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Aluminum oxide source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Aluminium oxide source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; White powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; White, odorless, crystalline powder. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • AlCl3 – Aluminium chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Aluminium(III) chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Aluminum trichloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Aluminum chloride source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White or pale yellow solid | hygroscopic source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Colourless-to-white powder. turns grey-to-yellow on exposure to moisture source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • N2
    • Names: Dinitrogen source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Nitrogen (compressed gas) source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Nitrogen (liquified) source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: Odourless colourless compressed gas source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Odourless colourless 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