Q.
All the following species are strong oxidizing agents. Their strength as oxidizing agents in acidic solution is such that
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Solution:
The standard reduction potentials of the above species in acidic medium are as given below
S2O82−(aq)+2e−→2SO42−(aq);E∘=+2.01V
MnO4−(aq)+8H++5e−→Mn2+(aq)+4H2O;E∘=+1.77V
Cr2O72−(aq)+14H++6e−→2Cr3++7H2O;E∘=+1.33V
The more the standard reduction potential, the more the tendency of the species to undergo reduction and more strongly it (species) would work as oxidizing agent.
As a result, their strength as oxidizing agent in acidic solution decreases in the following order