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प्रश्न
How is ethanoic acid obtained from ethanol? Write down the chemical equation of the reaction involved.
उत्तर
When ethanol (ethyl alcohol) is heated in the presence of alkaline potassium permanganate solution or acidified potassium dichromate solution, it gets oxidised to ethanoic acid. This reaction is known as oxidation reaction.
The chemical equation for the above reaction is:
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