Ethanoic acid is prepared commercially from:

ethyne

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ethanol

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methanol

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both ethyne and ethanol

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The correct option is D both ethyne and ethanol
Ethanoic acid prepared commercially from both ethyne and ethanol.
$C H \equiv C H e t h y n e K M n O_{4} - ----- \to C H_{3} C O O H$

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Ethanoic acid is prepared commercially from:

The correct option is D both ethyne and ethanolEthanoic acid prepared commercially from both ethyne and ethanol.CH≡CHethyneKMnO4−−−−−−→CH3COOH

The correct option is D both ethyne and ethanol
Ethanoic acid prepared commercially from both ethyne and ethanol.
$C H \equiv C H e t h y n e K M n O_{4} - ----- \to C H_{3} C O O H$