Could i please have: a balanced chemical equation for the reaction of lithium with water?
Okay, first of all Lithium reacts intensely with water, forming lithium hydroxide and H gas giving you the following equation: H20 + Li –> LiOH – H2 If you count up all the components on the left hand side of the equation you find yourself with 2h, 1 O and 1 Li and on the right, 1 Li, 1 O and 3 H. So you need to balance your equation, you can do this by doubling the amount of reactants and lithium hydroxide 2H20 + 2Li –> 2LiOH – H2 You now have 2Li, 4H and 2 O on the left hand side of the equation and 2Li, 4H and 2 O on the right, giving a balanced equation.
