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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
Name the following:
The distinctive reaction that takes place when ethanol is treated with acetic acid.
What type of compound is CH3COOH?
Choose those compounds from the following which can turn blue litmus solution red:
HCHO, CH3COOH, CH3OH, C2H5OH, HCOOH, CH3CHO
Give reasons for your choice.
Name two oxidising agents which can oxidise ethanol to ethanoic acid.
What do you notice when acetic acid reacts with litmus?
Fill in the blank with appropriate word/words.
Denatured alcohol is a mixture of _____ and _______
State how the following conversions can be carried out:
Ethyl alcohol to Ethane
Give the balanced chemical equation of the following reaction:
Neutralization of NaOH with ethanoic acid.
