Which the following statement ia correct for the equation shown here
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Answer:
Oxidized and reducing agent: manganese.
Reduced and oxidizing agent: mercury.
Explanation:
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In this case, for the reaction:
We keep in mind that the species that increase the oxidation state is the oxidized one whereas the one that decrease the oxidation state is the reduced one; therefore manganese is the oxidized one as well as the reducing agent because it goes from 0 to +2 and mercury the reduced one as well as the oxidizing agent because it goes from 2+ to 0.
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