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Identify the half reaction as oxidation or reduction. Sn ---> Sn2+ + 2e¯ Cl2 + 2e¯ ---> 2Cl¯
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Identify the half reaction as oxidation or reduction.

Sn ---> Sn2+ + 2e¯
Cl2 + 2e¯ ---> 2Cl¯

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OILRIG:
Oxidation is loss (of electrons)
Reduction is gain (of electrons)
so...
The first one is an oxidation half-equation as the Sn loses electrons;
The second one is a reduction half-equation as the Cl₂ gains electrons
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