In a redox reaction, which ion would you expect to be more easily reduced?

Question

1)

Perchlorate, ClO−₄

₂₎

Hypochlorite ion, ClO^-

³⁾

Not enough information is given.

4)

They are equally reducible.

Answer 1

At first, I'd say there isn't enough information given, because you'd want to know the standard reduction potential for both ClO₄^- and ClO^-. But you could probably guess that ClO₄^- is more readily reduced because of the 4 oxygens pulling electrons away from the Cl compared to 1 oxygen in the ClO^-.