LiH + H2O → LiOH + H2

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

HI + e- → H0 (reduction)

H-I - 1 e- → H0 (oxidation)

H2O is an oxidizing agent, LiH is a reducing agent (synproportionation (comproportionation)).

Reactants:

  • LiH
    • Names: Lithium hydride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Lithium monohydride source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Colorless to gray solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Odourless white-to-greyish hygroscopic solid in various forms. turns dark on exposure to light source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Odorless, off-white to gray, translucent, crystalline mass or white powder. 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:

  • LiOH – Lithium hydroxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Other names: Lithium hydrate source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, LiOH source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Lithium hydroxide anhydrous source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: {{ubl source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Colourless-to-white hygroscopic crystals 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