3 V2O5 (s) + 10 Al (s) 6 V (s) + 5 Al2O3 (s)

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

6 VV + 30 e- 6 V0 (reduction)

10 Al0 - 30 e- 10 AlIII (oxidation)

V2O5 is an oxidizing agent, Al is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

  • V2O5Divanadium pentaoxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Vanadium(V) oxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Vanadium pentoxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Vanadic anhydride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: Yellow solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28; Yellow-to-red crystalline powder or solid in various forms source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Yellow-orange powder or dark-gray, odorless flakes dispersed in air. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02; Finely divided particulate dispersed in air. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • 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:

  • V
    • Names: Vanadium source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, V source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 23 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
  • 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