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

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

Options:

A .

H C l O_{4}

B .

H C l O_{3}

C .

H C l O_{2}

D .

H O C l

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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