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ChemistryThe p-Block ElementsJEE Advanced

Which one of the following oxoacids of chlorine is the least oxidizing in nature?

Answer: (D)

Solution

Although thermodynamic reduction potentials might suggest otherwise, in practice the oxidising *power* (readiness to react, both thermodynamically and kinetically) of chlorine oxoacids actually decreases as the oxidation state of chlorine rises: HOCl (Cl, +1) is the most reactive/strongest

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