potassium and chlorine react to form potassium chloride. a.it is a redox reaction,explain why. b.see if u can write a balanced e

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sammy [17]

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potassium and chlorine react to form potassium chloride. a.it is a redox reaction,explain why. b.see if u can write a balanced e

quation for it.

Chemistry

2 answers:

Elan Coil [88] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-21T18:30:56+03:00

Elan Coil [88]3 years ago

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Answer:

K+ClKCl

Explanation:

because the reaction is between metal Potassium and Non-metal Chlorine

Ber [7] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-21T20:58:05+03:00

Answer:

Explanation:

a) It is a redox reaction because KCl is an ionic compounds with K having a + charge and Cl having a - charge. Originally, both have an oxidation state of 0 and not K has 1+ and Cl has 1-. Therefore, one species was oxidized and one was reduced which is indicative of a redox reactions.

b)

2K + Cl2 => 2KCl