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Question
Name the product formed and give an appropriate chemical equation for the following:
Ethanol oxidised by acidified potassium dichromate.
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Solution
\[\ce{C2H5OH + 2[O] ->[Acidified][K2Cr2O7] \underset{Acetic acid}{CH3COOH} + H2O}\]
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