Oxidising power of chlorine in aqueous solution can be determined by the parameters indicated below:
$ {\frac{1}{2} Cl_{2} (g) ->[\frac{1}{2} \Delta_{diss} H^{\ominus}] Cl(g) ->[\Delta_{eg} H^{\ominus}] Cl^{-} (g) ->[\Delta_{Hyd} H^{\ominus}] Cl^{-} (aq)}$
using the data,
$ {\Delta_{diss} H^{\ominus}_{Cl_2} = 240 \, kJ \, mol^{-1}}$,
$ {\Delta_{eg} H^{\ominus}_{Cl} = - 349 \, kJ \, mol^{-1}}$,
$ {\Delta_{hyd} H^{\ominus}_{Cl^{-}} = - 381 \, kJ \, mol^{-1}}$ , well be