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Fe + Cl2  Fe2+ + 2 Cl-

identify:
a. what is being oxidized
b. what is being reduced
c. what is the oxidizing agent
d. what is the reducing agent

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
a. Being oxidized: Fe (iron metal → Fe2+)

b. Being reduced: Cl2 (chlorine gas → Cl−)

c. Oxidizing agent: Cl2 (it is reduced)

d. Reducing agent: Fe (it is oxidized)

Half-reactions: Fe → Fe2+ + 2 e−; Cl2 + 2 e− → 2 Cl−.