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प्रश्न
Describe one reaction of ethanol.
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उत्तर
Ethanol gets oxidised to ethanoic acid in the presence of potassium permanganate solution (alkaline) which acts as an oxidising agent.
The chemical reaction is as follows:
CH3CH2OH + 2[O] → CH3COOH + H2O
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