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Carbon compounds can be easily is __ using suitable oxidizing agent like alkaline potassium permanganate to form carboxylic acids.

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Carbon compounds can be easily oxidized using suitable oxidizing agent like alkaline potassium permanganate to form carboxylic acids.

$C H_{3} C H_{2} O H$ $K M n O_{4} / O H^{-} - -------- \to [2 O]$ $C H_{3} C O O H + H_{2} O$

ethanol ethanoic acid

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