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Zinc metal reacts with hydrochloric acid solution to produce zinc chloride(in solution), and hydrogen gas, which escapes. The species being reduced in this reaction is O Zn(s) O H₂(g) O None of the species are reduced O ZnCl₂(aq) O Zn²+ (aq)

Zinc metal reacts with hydrochloric acid solution to produce zinc chloride(in solution), and hydrogen gas, which escapes. The species being reduced in this reaction is O Zn(s) O H₂(g) O None of the species are reduced O ZnCl₂(aq) O Zn²+ (aq)

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Zinc metal reacts with hydrochloric acid solution to produce zinc chloride(in solution), and hydrogen gas, which escapes. The species being reduced in this reaction is O Zn(s) O H₂(g) O None of the species are reduced O ZnCl₂(aq) O Zn²+ (aq) O HCI (aq)
Transcribed Image Text:Zinc metal reacts with hydrochloric acid solution to produce zinc chloride(in solution), and hydrogen gas, which escapes. The species being reduced in this reaction is O Zn(s) O H₂(g) O None of the species are reduced O ZnCl₂(aq) O Zn²+ (aq) O HCI (aq)
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  • increase in oxidation number = oxidation
  • Decrease in Oxidation number = reduction
  • species whose oxidation number increases  is called as reducing agent.
  • The species whose oxidation number decreases is called as oxidizing species.
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