Question

Aluminium react instantaneously with steam to form its oxide.

Answer 1

Aluminium reacts instantaneously with steam to form its oxide and hydrogen gas.

$$\begin{gathered} 2\mathrm{Al}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+3{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)\to {\mathrm{Al}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_3\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+3{\mathrm{H}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)(\uparrow ) \\ \mathrm{Aluminium}\mathrm{Steam}\mathrm{Aluminium}\mathrm{oxide}\mathrm{Hydrogen} \end{gathered}$$