Question
Among the following which is the strongest oxidising agent?
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F2
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Br2
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I2
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Cl2
Solution
A.
F2
An element having higher tendency to get reduced or to accept an electron is a strong oxidising agent.
Fluorine is the most electronegative element because electronegativity decrease on moving down the group. Hence, it gets reduced readily into F- ion and is a strongest oxidising agent.
