According to the question the oxidation states of Cl are in given series of oxy acids as
follows:
HOCI (Chlorine +1 oxidation
state)
HOCIO (Chlorine +3 oxidation
state)
HOClO2 (Chlorine +5 oxidation state)
HOCIO3 (Chlorine +7 oxidation state)
The hydrogen is bonded
to an oxygen rather than to the chlorine in the given oxy acids. Now It is
clear that on addition of additional oxygen atoms with chlorine, it's oxidation
state also Increases hence acidity as well as electronegativity both increase
linearly.
We know that "Electronegativity is the property
of pulling the bonding electron pair towards itself". Higher the oxidation state means more
electrons attracted towards thus the atom has more oxidation state (+) is more
electronegative. So electronegativity of Cl follows:
"HCIO < HCIO2 < HClO3 < HClO4."
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