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Questions
Give the balanced chemical equation of the following reaction:
Oxidation of ethanol by acidified potassium dichromate.
Write chemical equations for the following:
Oxidation of ethanol by acidified K2Cr2O7.
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Solution
\[\ce{CH3CH2OH ->[K2Cr2O7|H^+][2{[O]}] \underset{Ethanoic acid}{CH3COOH} + H2O}\]
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