Question

Both chlorine and bromine can be produced in the laboratory by reacting the halides with manganese(IV) oxide. If the following equation is balanced in an acidic solution, then the MnO2 is acting as a(n) ________ and the coefficient in front of H+ is ________.
____ MnO2(s) + ____ Cl-(aq) + ____ H+(aq) -> ____ Mn2+(aq) + ____ Cl2(g) + ____ H2O(l)
A) oxidizing agent, 2
B) oxidizing agent, 3
C) oxidizing agent, 4
D) reducing agent, 3

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