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Why are halogens strong oxidizing agents?

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Halogens have a strong electron accepting tendency due to low bond dissociation enthalpy, high electronegativity and large negative electron gain enthalpy.
`X +e^(-) rarr X^(-)`
So, they easily oxidize various substances and are good oxidizing agents.
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