The elements that have the greatest tendency to behave as an oxidizing agent.
Answer to Problem 11RQ
The elements with higher electronegativities have the greatest tendency to behave as an oxidizing agent.
Explanation of Solution
The oxidizing agents are the reactant which oxidizes the other reactant. It gets reduced in this process.
The oxidizing agent oxidizes other reactants by accepting electrons from that reactant. For being an oxidizing agent, the reactant must be able to pull electrons towards itself.
The ability by which reactant can pull electrons towards itself is known as electronegativity.
So, to have the greatest tendency to behave as an oxidizing agent, the elements must have high electronegativity.
Conclusion:
Therefore, the elements with higher electronegativities have the greatest tendency to behave as an oxidizing agent.
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