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प्रश्न
Ethanol can be oxidized to ethanoic acid. Write the equation and name the oxidizing agent.
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उत्तर
Ethanol is oxidised to acetic acid.
\[\ce{C2H5OH + 2[O] ->[Acidified][K2Cr2O7] \underset{Acetic acid}{CH3COOH} + H2O}\]
The oxidising agent is Potassium dichromate, or Ethanoic acid.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The molecular formula of acetic acid is _________ .
(a) CH3COOH
(b) CH3 – CH3
(c) C6H6
(d) C2H4
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