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

HClO₄

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HClO₃

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HClO₂

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HOCl

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Solution

The correct option is D
HOCl

$H C l O$ is the strongest oxidising agent. The correct order of oxidising power is
$+ 1 H C l O > + 3 H C l O_{2} > + 5 H C l O_{3} > + 7 H C l O_{4}$

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