Ba + 2 H2O → Ba(OH)2 + H2

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

2 HI + 2 e- → 2 H0 (reduction)

Ba0 - 2 e- → BaII (oxidation)

H2O is an oxidizing agent, Ba is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

  • Ba
    • Names: Barium source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Ba source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 56 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Yellowish-to-white lustrous solid in various forms 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:

  • Ba(OH)2
    • Names: Barium hydroxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Caustic baryta source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Barium hydroxide lime source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Ba(OH)2 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
  • 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