Question

Which of the following describes an element that is reduced in a reaction? It acts in the reactant that is the reducing agent. It has a decrease in its oxidation number. Cd yields Cd2+ + 2e− Zn + Cu2+ yields Zn2+ + Cu

Answer 1

It has a decrease in oxidation number

The process of reduction is when the oxidation number of a chemical specie is lowered, or when the specie gains electrons. A chemical specie undergoing reduction will act as an oxidizing agent, because it will oxidize the other reactant by itself getting reduced.