Question

Bromine water was added dropwise to test tubes containing aqueous solutions of bromide, chloride, and iodide. lodide was oxidized to iodine; bromide and chloride gave no reaction Arrange Br 2 ,Cl 2 ,I 2 in order of their strength as an oxidizing agent.

Answer 1

Cl₂ > Br₂ > I₂

Step-by-step explanation:

An oxidizing agent gains electron for itself by removing electrons from other reactants during a reaction. Oxidation is the loss of electrons. Chlorine can take electron from bromine and chlorine while bromine can take electron from iodine, therefore chlorine is a more oxidizing agent than bromine and iodine while bromine is a more oxidizing agent than iodine.

Oxidizing ability decreases down the group.

Therefore Cl₂ > Br₂ > I₂