sodium acts as oxidising agent while chlorine acts as reducing agent in reaction Na + cl - nacl
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Oxidation is loss of electrons
Reduction is gain of electrons.
Na valency is +1 means it has 1 electron less.
Cl valency is -1 it has 1 electron more than the no of protons.
Na gains an electron from Cl. So it is reducing agent.
Cl loses 1 electron for Na. So its oxidising agent.
Reduction is gain of electrons.
Na valency is +1 means it has 1 electron less.
Cl valency is -1 it has 1 electron more than the no of protons.
Na gains an electron from Cl. So it is reducing agent.
Cl loses 1 electron for Na. So its oxidising agent.
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