Ethanol can be oxidised to ethanoic acid. Write the equation and name the oxidising agent.

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$C_{2} H_{5} O H [O] - ---- \to K_{2} C r_{2} O_{7} C H_{3} C H O + H_{2} O [O] - ---- \to K_{2} C r_{2} O_{7} C H_{3} C O O H$

The oxidizing agents that can be used are potassium dichromate and potassium permanganate.

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Ethanol can be oxidised to ethanoic acid. Write the equation and name the oxidising agent.

C2H5OH[O]−−−−−→K2Cr2O7CH3CHO+H2O[O]−−−−−→K2Cr2O7CH3COOH The oxidizing agents that can be used are potassium dichromate and potassium permanganate.

$C_{2} H_{5} O H [O] - ---- \to K_{2} C r_{2} O_{7} C H_{3} C H O + H_{2} O [O] - ---- \to K_{2} C r_{2} O_{7} C H_{3} C O O H$

The oxidizing agents that can be used are potassium dichromate and potassium permanganate.