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What is the reducing agent in the following reaction?
Cr3+ + 3Na mc028-1.jpg 3Na+ + Cr
Cr3+ because it loses electrons
Na because it loses electrons
Cr3+ because it gains electrons
Na because it gains electrons
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Na because it loses electrons.
Each Na atom is oxidized (0 → +1), supplying the 3 electrons that reduce Cr3+ to Cr. The species that is oxidized is the reducing agent.
Each Na atom is oxidized (0 → +1), supplying the 3 electrons that reduce Cr3+ to Cr. The species that is oxidized is the reducing agent.
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