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describe the following relative oxidising power of halogens

describe the following relative oxidising power of halogens
 

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Pooja
127 Points
4 years ago
It decreases down the group
ie fluorine has strongest and iodine has weakest  oxidising power
An oxidising agent is one that gets reduced itself - meaning it gains electrons.
F2 has strongest elctronegativity so it readily accept electrons
Khimraj
3007 Points
4 years ago
  • Each of the halogens can potentially oxidize another species—they are oxidizing agents.
  • Fluorine is such a powerful oxidizing agent that it cannot be used in solution reactions.
  • Chlorine oxidizes both bromide ions and iodide ions. Bromine and iodine cannot reclaim those electrons from the chloride ions formed—chlorine is a more powerful oxidizing agent than either bromine or iodine.
  • Similarly, bromine is a more powerful oxidizing agent than iodine: it can remove electrons irreversibly from iodide ions to give iodine.

In other words, oxidizing ability decreases down the group.

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