Question

What happens when zinc reacts with water?

Answer 1

The reaction of metal with water

• The metal reacts with water to form metallic oxide along with hydrogen gas.
• The general chemical reaction is as follows,

$\mathrm{Metal}+\mathrm{Water}\to \mathrm{Metallic}\mathrm{oxide}+\mathrm{Hydrogen}\mathrm{gas}$

• The gas produced burns with a pop sound, confirming the gas to be hydrogen gas.

The chemical reaction of zinc reacts with water

• Zinc is a metal that reacts with steam, i.e., water to give zinc oxide along with hydrogen gas.
• The chemical reaction is as follows,

$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{Zn}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{steam}\right)\to \mathrm{ZnO}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right) \\ \left(\mathrm{Zinc}\right)\left(\mathrm{Steam}\right)(\mathrm{Zinc}\mathrm{Oxide})(\mathrm{Hydrogen}\mathrm{gas}) \end{gathered}$$