Question

Chlorine (Cl2Cl2) is a strong germicide used to disinfect drinking water and to kill microbes in swimming pools. If the product is Cl−Cl−, was the elemental chlorine oxidized or reduced?

Answer 1

The elemental chlorine was reduced

Explanation: inl the elemental form, the oxidation state of chlorine is =0 on been reduced to Cl-Cl-, the oxidation state reduces to -1