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What is the action of following reagents on acetaldehyde? Acidified potassium dichromate - Chemistry

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What is the action of following reagents on acetaldehyde?

Acidified potassium dichromate

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Acetaldehyde is oxidized to the acetic acid by potassium dichromate in an acidic medium.

\[\ce{\underset{\text{Acetaldehyde}}{H3C - CHO} ->[K2Cr2O7][dil. H2SO4] \underset{\text{Acetic acid}}{H3C - COOH}}\]

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