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.
Equation:- 2Li + H2O = Li2O + H2. Uncoated lithium metal reacts with water to form a colorless lithium hydroxide solution and hydrogen gas. The resulting solution is basic because of the resulting hydroxide ions. The reaction is both spontaneous and exothermic, but the amount of heat produced is lower than other metals in group 1A.