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Question
Name two oxidising agents which can oxidise ethanol to ethanoic acid.
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Solution
Two oxidising agents which can oxidise ethanol to ethanoic acid are alkaline potassium permanganate (KMnO4) and acidified potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7).
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