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Identify the oxidizing and reducing agents in this reaction:

C7H12(I) + 10O2(g) → 7CO2(g) + 6H2O(I)



Oxidizing agent:

Reducing agent:

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Oxidizing agent: O2 (molecular oxygen) — it is reduced to O2− in CO2 and H2O.
Reducing agent: C7H12 (the hydrocarbon) — it is oxidized to CO2.