Commutator (electric) A commutator is a moving part of a rotary electrical switch in certain types of electric motors and electrical generators that periodically reverses the current direction between the rotor and the external circuit. It consists of a cylinder composed of multiple metal contact segments on the rotating armature of the machine.
The word equation that would represent the formation of lithium oxide from lithium metal and oxygen is: lithium + oxygen to lithium oxide. In chemical symbols, the balanced chemical equation is expressed as: Li + O2 = Li2O.
Rust, iron (III) oxide, forms when iron and oxygen react. The balanced chemical equation for this process is: From the balanced chemical equation 4 iron atoms react with 3 oxygen molecules to yield 2 iron (III) oxide formula units. Or 4 moles of iron atoms react with 3 moles of oxygen molecules to yield 2 moles of iron (III) oxide. These mole ratios can be used as conversion factors.