Acetic acid is obtained by the strong oxidation of:

ethyl acetate

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ethyl methyl ketone

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ethyl alcohol

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dimethyl ketone

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Solution

The correct options are
B dimethyl ketone
C ethyl alcohol
D ethyl methyl ketone
Reactions:
1) $C H_{3} - C O O - C H_{2} - C H_{3} E t h y l A c e t a t e K M n O_{4} - --- \to N o R e a c t i o n$

2) $C H_{3} - C O - C H_{2} - C H_{3} E t h y l M e t h y l K e t o n e K M n O_{4} - --- \to C H_{3} C O O H$

3) $C H_{3} - C H_{2} - O H E t h y l A l c o h o l K M n O_{4} - --- \to C H_{3} C O O H$

4) $C H_{3} - C O - C H_{3} D i M e t h y l K e t o n e K M n O_{4} - --- \to C H_{3} C O O H + H C O O H$

So, Acetic acid is obtained by the strong oxidation of ethyl methyl ketone, ethyl alcohol and dimethyl ketone.

Hence, Option "B", "C" & "D" are correct answers.

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