A. Testing a hypothesis
This leads to the other points
Answer:
Cl⁻ was oxidized.
Explanation:
- 4HCl + MnO₂ → Cl₂ + 2H₂O + MnCl₂
Oxidation can be defined as the process in which the oxidation number of a substance increases.
On the left side of the equation, Cl has a charge of -1 (in HCl); while on the right side of the equation Cl has a charge of 0 in Cl₂.
Thus, Cl⁻ was oxidized.
Hydrogen ion, strictly, the nucleus of a hydrogen atom separated from its accompanying electron. The hydrogen nucleus is made up of a particle carrying a unit positive electric charge, called a proton. The isolated hydrogen ion, represented by the symbol H+, is therefore customarily used to represent a proton.
