AnswersIA-Chemistry A Survey of Chemistry AWriting and Balancing Chemical Equations — Unit testQuestion 4
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Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations — Unit test
Question 4 • IA-Chemistry A Survey of Chemistry A
Which best describes the reducing agent in the reaction below? Cl2(aq) + 2Br–(aq) 2Cl–(aq) + Br2(aq)
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Bromine (Br) loses an electron, so it is the reducing agent.B
Bromine (Br) gains an electron, so it is the reducing agent.C
Chlorine (Cl) loses an electron, so it is the reducing agent.D
Chlorine (Cl) gains an electron, so it is the reducing agent.