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Chlorine and its reactions
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In the reaction
MnO
X
2
+
4
HCl
MnCl
X
2
+
Cl
X
2
+
2
H
X
2
O
, the oxidising agent and the change in its oxidation state are
A
MnO
X
2
; Mn changes from
+
4
to
+
2
B
HCl
; Cl changes from
−
1
to
0
C
HCl
; H changes from
+
1
to
0
D
MnO
X
2
; Mn changes from
+
2
to
+
4
Answer: A
Mn is reduced from +4 to +2, so
MnO
X
2
is the oxidising agent. Chloride is oxidised from -1 to 0, so HCl is the reducing agent.
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