Which is the strongest oxidising agent out of the following?
A
I2
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B
Cl2
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C
Br2
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D
F2
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Solution
The correct option is AF2 Fluorine is such a powerful oxidising agent that you can't reasonably do solution reactions with it. Standard Reduction Potential for fluorine is 2.87 V.