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Given the reaction below, which is the reduced substance?
Mg + Cl2 -----> Mg2+ + 2Cl-

User Evren
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Answer:

B

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User Georg Jung
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Reduction potential values for Mg2+ -----> Mg is -2.38
and Reduction potential values for Cl ----> Cl- is 1.33 V


so Mg one forms anode and Cl forms cathode .
So,
oxidation occurs at Mg and reduction occurs at Cl.

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