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Identify the oxidising agent (oxidant) in the following reactions.

Pb3O4+8HCl3PbCl2+Cl2+4H2O

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An oxidising agent is the one which oxidises other substances (by removal of hydrogen or addition of oxygen) and itself gets reduced (addition of hydrogen or removal of oxygen).

Pb3O4+8HCl3PbCl2+Cl2+4H2O

In the above reaction, lead oxide (Pb3O4) acts as an oxidising agent as it oxidises hydrochloric acid (HCl) to chlorine (Cl2).

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