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Hydrochloric acid is not an oxidizing agent in the sense that sulfuric acid and nitric acid are. Explain why the chloride ion is not a strong oxidizing agent like SO4 22 and NO3 2.

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QUESTION:

Hydrochloric acid is not an oxidizing agent in the sense that sulfuric acid and nitric acid are. Explain why the chloride ion is not a strong oxidizing agent like SO4 22 and NO3 2.

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Oxidizing agent  is a substance that has the ability to oxidize other substances,  in other words to accept their electrons. Common oxidizing agents are oxygen, hydrogen peroxide and the halogens.

 

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