Cu(s) + 8 HNO3(aq) ----> 3 Cu(NO3)2(aq) + 2 NO(g) + 4 H20(l) For the following redox equation –already balanced-, write the oxidation number for each atom above its symbol and identify: what is oxidized, what is reduced, what the reducing agent is, and what the oxidizing agent is

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Cu(s) + 8 HNO3(aq) ----> 3 Cu(NO3)2(aq) + 2 NO(g) + 4 H20(l)
For the following redox equation –already balanced-, write the oxidation number for each atom
above its symbol and identify: what is oxidized, what is reduced, what the reducing agent is,
and what the oxidizing agent is

 

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