Nickel metal reacts with cadmium(II) nitrate reacts to produce cadmium metal and nickel(Il) nitrate Write the reaction equation on your scratch paper before answering this question. For this reaction Ni is the reducing agent and gains electrons_ Cd2' is the oxidizing agent and it loses electrons Cd?" is the reducing agent and it loses electrons Cd2" is the oxidizing agent and it gains electrons Ni is the oxidizing agent and it loses electrons