What Is Oxidized and What Is Reduced in the Following

question 79

Multiple Choice

What is oxidized and what is reduced in the following reaction?
2Al(s) + 3Br₂ (g) → 2AlBr₃(s)

• A) Al is oxidized and Br₂ is reduced.
• B) AlBr₃ is reduced and Br₂ is oxidized.
• C) Al is reduced and Br₂ is oxidized.
• D) AlBr₃ is reduced and Al is oxidized.
• E) AlBr₃ is oxidized and Al is reduced.

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