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Question
Potassium (at No.19) and chlorine (at No.17) react to form a compound. Explain the formation of the compound on the basis of oxidizing agent.
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Solution
\[\ce{2K + Cl2 -> 2KCl}\]
An oxidizing agent oxidizes other substances either by accepting electrons or by providing oxygen or an electronegative ion, or by removing hydrogen or an electropositive ion.
\[\ce{Cl2 + 2e- -> 2Cl-}\]
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