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QUESTION 3 Sodium metal reacts with chlorine gas according to the following reaction: 2 Na (s) + Cl2 (9) - 2 NaCl (5) Which of the following statements is true for this reaction? PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS 6A 7A 1201 Nb Rh Pd 101.07 100 0110002 cd 11241 114 2 sn 107 BT 11671 121.78 127 80 124. 20 10021 196.97 280 140.91 144.241 10 38 151.96 14 164 167 26 173.04 17497 237) 240p a. The reaction involves only an oxidation. Chlorine changes oxidation state from +1 to -1. b. c. Sodium is the oxidizing agent. Sodium is oxidized.

Answer 1

a) statement 1- FALSE

because reaction envolve both oxidation and reduction

b)statement 2 -FALSE

because oxidation state changes from 0 to -1

c)statement 3-FALSE

because chlorine is a oxidising agent

d)statement 4- TRUE

sodium is oxidized