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When a substance or element easily reduced, it is said to be oxidising agent. Which of the following represent correct order of oxidising power?                                                                          

A)  \[{{\operatorname{F}}_{2}}<C{{l}_{2}}<B{{r}_{2}}<{{I}_{2}}\]     

B)  \[{{I}_{2}}<{{F}_{2}} <C{{l}_{2}}< B{{r}_{2}}\]

C)  \[{{\operatorname{Br}}_{2}}< {{I}_{2}} < {{F}_{2}} < C{{l}_{2}}\]

D)  \[{{\operatorname{I}}_{2}} < B{{r}_{2}} < C{{l}_{2}}<{{F}_{2}}\]

Correct Answer: D

Solution :

Oxidising power decreases along a group  Cig