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