Given the following reaction:
[tex]\text{HCl + NaOCl + 2NaClO}_2\text{ }\rightarrow2ClO_2\text{ + 2NaCl + NaOH}[/tex]We want to know the element oxidized, the element reduced and the substance that is the oxidizing agent and a reducing agent.
Answer:
a) Element Oxidized = Na
b) Element reduced = Cl
c) NaClO is an oxidizing agent and HCl is a reducing agent.