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प्रश्न
How is ethanoic acid prepared from ethanol? Give the chemical equation.
How is ethanol converted to ethanoic acid?
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उत्तर
Ethanoic acid can be prepared by oxidation of ethanol in the presence of alkaline potassium permanganate or acidified potassium dichromate.
\[\ce{CH3CH2OH ->[KMnO4|OH-][2{[O]}] \underset{(Ethanoic acid)}{CH3COOH} + H2O}\]
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