Which of the following describes an element that is reduced in a reaction? It acts in the reactant that is the reducing agent. I

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Which of the following describes an element that is reduced in a reaction? It acts in the reactant that is the reducing agent. I

t has a decrease in its oxidation number. Cd yields Cd2+ + 2e− Zn + Cu2+ yields Zn2+ + Cu

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stiks02 [169] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-19T05:01:27+03:00

It has a decrease in oxidation number

The process of reduction is when the oxidation number of a chemical specie is lowered, or when the specie gains electrons. A chemical specie undergoing reduction will act as an oxidizing agent, because it will oxidize the other reactant by itself getting reduced.