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Identify the oxidizing and reducing agent in the following reaction, and determine which element is oxidized and which is reduced. Fe2+(aq) + ClO2(aq) → Fe3+(aq) + ClO2–(aq) ClO2 is the reducing agent and Fe2+ is the oxidizing agent . Fe is oxidized and Cl is reduced. g

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Fe⁺²(aq) + ClO₂(aq) → Fe⁺³(aq) + ClO₂⁻(aq)

Here oxidation number of Fe is increased from +2 to +3 , so Fe is oxidised .

The oxidation number of Cl is reduced from + 4 to +3  so Cl is reduced .

So ClO₂(aq) is oxidising agent and Fe⁺²(aq) is reducing agent .

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