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  • 01-11-2020
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Is the change GeCl 2 to GeCl 4 reduction, oxidation or neither? Give a reason for your choice.

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nelle101
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  • 01-11-2020

Answer: Oxidation

Explanation:

Oxidation number of Ge on the left = +2

Oxidation number of Ge on the right = +4

So change in oxidation number is +2.

Which is an increase from left to right.

By the way, oxidation is loss of electrons.

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