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

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2Cl-

Step-by-step explanation:

When a substance is reduced, it gains electrons. Because electrons are negatively charged, the substance that is reduced will have a negative charge. 2Cl- is the substance that was reduced because it became negative.

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