Question

Which word equation shows lithium oxide being formed from the reaction between oxygen and lithium

Answer 1

Answer : The balanced reaction is,

$2Li(s)+\frac{1}{2}O_2(g)\rightarrow Li_2O(s)$

Explanation :

Metal oxide is formed by the burning of metal in presence of air.

General reaction is,

$Metal+Oxygen\rightarrow \text{ Metal oxide}$

So, when lithium react with oxygen then they will form lithium oxide.

The balanced reaction is,

$2Li(s)+\frac{1}{2}O_2(g)\rightarrow Li_2O(s)$

Answer 2

Answer: The word equation is given below.

Explanation:

Word equation is defined as the chemical equation in which chemical substances are written in words rather than in their chemical formulas.

So, the word equation for the reaction of lithium and oxygen to form lithium oxide is:

$\text{Lithium + Oxygen}\rightarrow \text{Lithium Oxide}$

The balanced chemical equation with their chemical formulas is given as:

$4Li(s)+O_2(g)\rightarrow 2Li_2O(s)$