Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 20 - Oxidation-Reduction Reactions - 20 Assessment - Page 722: 64

Answer

Recall that sodium atom has 1 valence electron that it loses to gain a stable electron configuration. If it loses a electron, it is giving it to another atom to GAIN, so it is a reducing agent.

Work Step by Step

Recall that sodium atom has 1 valence electron that it loses to gain a stable electron configuration. If it loses a electron, it is giving it to another atom to GAIN, so it is a reducing agent.
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