Question

do HBr acts as oxidizing agent as HCl?

Answer 1

down the group, from fluorine to iodine,oxidising power imcreases

Answer 2

if then oxidizing action of HBr is higher then that of HCl but oxidizing agent cant oxidize HCl but can oxidize HBr

Answer 3

why?

Answer 4

@shivam_bhalla can oxidizing agent oxidize other oxidizing agent?

Answer 5

Far to my knowledge...
Cl2 is an strong oxidising agent,Cl- is a weak reducing agent.
HBr is a stronger reducing agent than HCl ...

Answer 6

For oxidising agent(OA), itself undergoes reduction. For Br- it has a oxidation number(ON) of -1. It undergoes oxidation to Br (ON=0) . Hence, it is NOT a oxidising agent, but it is a reducing agent.

For redox reaction, I think OA cannot oxidise another OA, but it can reduce an RA, that is
KMnO4 cannot oxidise Fe^3+ (oxidising agent) , but it can oxidise Fe^2+ (reducing agent)

Answer 7

@Callisto is right. I made a mistake. The correct statement should be
" I would say that H-Br bond is much weaker than H-Cl bond. Therefore, H is given off much easily in HBr which makes it a more powerful reducing agent than HCl "