Question

Sodium sulfate reacts with carbon to produce the products sodium sulfide and carbon monoxide. Identify the reducing agent in the following reaction.

Na2SO4 + 4C yields Na2S + 4CO

C
Na2SO4
CO
Na2S

Answer 1

@Abmon98 is this one Na2SO4

Answer 2

Carbon is a reducing agent because it takes oxygen from Na2SO4 and gets oxidised.

Answer 3

oh then if that is what Na2S should sound right ??

Answer 4

Reducing agents remove oxygen from another substance.

Answer 5

no its not Na2S

Answer 6

so it is not Na2SO4 either ?

Answer 7

think about the reactant which takes the oxygen from the other reactant. Carbon takes thee oxygen from Na2SO4

Answer 8

C the reactant

Answer 9

bingoo Your correct :D

Answer 10

finally yayay thank you!!!

Answer 11

my pleasure :)