Question
Conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction
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Answer
(i) Addition of oxygen or removal of hydrogen or loss of electron is known as oxidation.
(ii) Ethanol gets oxidised by alkaline potassium permangnate to form ethanoic acid.
(iii) The following equation will explain conversion of ethanol acid.
2 Hydrogen atoms are replaced by one Oxygen atom, therefore it is an oxidation reaction.
(ii) Ethanol gets oxidised by alkaline potassium permangnate to form ethanoic acid.
(iii) The following equation will explain conversion of ethanol acid.
2 Hydrogen atoms are replaced by one Oxygen atom, therefore it is an oxidation reaction.
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