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Although electron gain enthalpy of fluorine is less negative as compared to chlorine, fluorine is a stronger oxidising agent than chlorine . Why?

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It is due to.
(i) low enthalpy of dissociation of F-F bond (Table 7.8).
(ii) high hydration enthalpy of `F^(–)` (Table 7.8).
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