Sodium metal reacts readily with chlorine gas to give sodium chloride. (a) What is the reducing agent
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Sodium metal reacts readily with chlorine gas to give sodium chloride.
(a) What is the reducing agent in this reaction? What property of the element contributes to its ability to act as a reducing agent?
(b) What is the oxidizing agent in this reaction? What property of the element contributes to its ability to act as an oxidizing agent?
(c) Why does the reaction produce NaCl and not a compound such as Na2Cl or NaCl2?
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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity
ISBN: 9780357001172
10th Edition
Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel
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