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Which species is acting as a reducing agent in the following reaction ?
`14H^(+)+Cr_(2)O_(7)^(2-)+3Ni rarr 2Cr^(3+)+7H_(2)O+3Ni^(2+)`

A

`H_(2)O`

B

Ni

C

`H^(+)`

D

`Cr_(2)O_(7)^(2-)`

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B
Metals act as good reducing agent (see review for details)
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