Identify the atoms that are oxidized and reduced, the change in the oxidation state for each, and the oxidizing and reducing agents in each of the following equations:
(a)\(Mg\left( s \right) + NiC{l_2}\left( {aq} \right) \to MgC{l_2}\left( {aq} \right) + Ni\left( s \right)\)
(b)\(PC{l_3}\left( l \right) + C{l_2}\left( g \right) \to PC{l_5}\left( s \right)\)
(c)\({C_2}{H_4}\left( g \right) + 3{O_2}\left( g \right) \to 2C{O_2}\left( g \right) + 2{H_2}O\left( g \right)\)
(d)\(Zn\left( s \right) + {H_2}S{O_4}\left( {aq} \right) \to ZnS{O_4}\left( {aq} \right) + {H_2}\left( g \right)\)
(e) \(2{K_2}{S_2}{O_3}\left( s \right) + {I_2}\left( s \right) \to {K_2}{S_4}{O_6}\left( s \right) + 2KI\left( s \right)\)
(f) \(3Cu\left( s \right) + 8HN{O_3}\left( {aq} \right) \to 3Cu{\left( {N{O_3}} \right)_2}\left( {aq} \right) + 2NO\left( g \right) + 4{H_2}O\left( l \right)\)