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Explain the Quick Vinegar Process of the manufacture of Acetic Acid under the following headings:
(i) Principle and Equation
(ii) Labelled diagram.

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(i) Principle and Equation: In this process, a dilute aqueous solution of ethyl alcohol is oxidized in presence of enzyme mycoderma aceti.
CH3CH2OHO2−−−−−−−−−−−MycodermaacetiCH3CHO+H2O
CH3CH2OH[O2]−−−−−−−−−−−MycodermaacetiCH3COOH+H2O
(ii) Labelled diagram is given in the figure.

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