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Of the four oxyacids of chlorine the str...

Of the four oxyacids of chlorine the strongest oxidising agent in dilute aqueous solution is :

A

`HClO_4`

B

`HClO_3`

C

`HClO_2`

D

HClO

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D
The stability of the oxy-acids of chlorine increases with the oxygen content owing to the increasing number of electrons involved in the formation of `sigma` and `pi` bonds. So, the oxidising strength, which depends on the ease of losing oxygen, decreases from HClO to `HClO_4`
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