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Help, please? In the reaction, 2 Al (s) + 3 Sn+2 (aq) arrow 2 Al+3 (aq) + 3 Sn (s), the reducing agent is:

a. the Al
b. the Sn+2
c. the Al+3
d. the Sn

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The answer is a. the Al. First, the reducing agent must be reactants. And reducing agent will have oxidation reaction and will lose electrons. So the answer should be Al(s).
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