2 Li + 2 H2O → 2 LiOH + H2

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

2 HI + 2 e- → 2 H0 (reduction)

2 Li0 - 2 e- → 2 LiI (oxidation)

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

Reactants:

  • Li
    • Names: Lithium source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Li source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 3 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Soft silver-white metal. turns yellow on exposure to air and moisture 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:

  • 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