Of the four oxyacids of chlorine the strongest oxidising agent in dilute aqueous

Question - Of the four oxyacids of chlorine the strongest oxidising agent in dilute aqueous solution is

Options:

A . HClO4

B . HClO3

C . HClO2

D . HOCl

Answer: Option D
:
D

H C l O

is the strongest oxidising agent. The correct order of oxidising power is

+ 1 H C l O > + 3 H C l O_{2} > + 5 H C l O_{3} > + 7 H C l O_{4}

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