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Reducing agent | reductant | reducer. the element or compound in an oxidation-reduction reaction that donates an electron to another species. Because the reducing agent is losing electrons, we say it has been oxidized.
B. Mg2+(aq) C. Cl-(aq) D. Zn(s) explanation. The best reducing agent is the compound that is most favorably oxidized. According to the table, Mg2+(aq) is an oxidizing agent, because it has no electrons to lose and can gain two electrons to form the neutral metal.