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The components of a firecracker are sulfur, powdered elemental aluminum, and potassium perchlorate. When the mixture is ignited, the following occurs:

S8(s) + 8A1(s) + 7KCIO4(s) --> 4A12O3(s) + 7KC1(s) + 8SO2(g)

What is the oxidizing agent, the reducing agent, the substance oxidized, and the substance reduced during the reaction?

2007-05-15 03:09:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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The oxiding agent is KClO4, the reducing agent is S (sulfur)

Al seems also oxidized and KClO4 reduced to KCl

2007-05-15 03:29:08 · answer #1 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

the aluminm and the sulfur are oxidized, where as the KCL is reduced

2007-05-15 10:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by Chris K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋