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Thermodynamically HXeO4 should oxidise water, but reaction does not take place. It is due to the fact__________.

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that there is a high activation energy barrier between oxidation state +6 to 0
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that standard emf is positive
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that ΔG=+ve
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that ΔG=ve
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The correct option is A that there is a high activation energy barrier between oxidation state +6 to 0
As ΔG0=nFE0, so thermodynamically it should oxidise but activation energy barrier between oxidation state +6 to 0 is very high so reaction doesn't takes place.

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