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| Question: | Oxygen Hydrogen (H) + O Lithium (Li) |
| Solution: | No direct reaction |
| Chemical Equation: | No reaction |
| Explanation: | Lithium (Li) is a highly reactive alkali metal, readily reacting with oxygen (O₂) to form lithium oxide (Li₂O). Hydrogen (H₂) on its own is relatively unreactive at room temperature. However, mixing hydrogen, oxygen and lithium will not result in a direct reaction between all three. Li will react preferentially with the oxygen. The reaction of Li and O2 is highly exothermic (releases a lot of heat 🔥) and quite vigorous. A controlled experiment could involve slowly introducing lithium into a controlled atmosphere of oxygen 🧪, measuring temperature changes and analyzing the resultant lithium oxide using techniques like XRD (X-ray Diffraction) for crystal structure determination. Hydrogen's presence doesn't significantly affect this primary reaction. Thus, there is no single, direct reaction equation for all three elements. 💥 |
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