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Identify the chemical species that is oxidized: 2Kg (g) + Cl2 (g) = 2KCl(g)

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potassium (k) is oxidized because its oxidation number is increased from 0 in K to +1 in KCl and the specie which is oxidized in a reaction always undergoes an increase in oxidation number

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