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Question
Complete and state whether the reaction is oxidation or reduction.
\[\ce{Cl- - e- ->}\] .........
Chemical Equations/Structures
Short Answer
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Solution
\[\ce{Cl- - e- -> Cl}\]
The chloride ion loses an electron to become a neutral chlorine atom. Since losing an electron is an oxidation reaction, hence this reaction is an oxidation reaction.
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