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Write balanced chemical equation for reaction of ethanol with hot alkaline potassium permanganate

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When ethanol reacts with hot alkaline potassium permanganate , it will form ethanoic acid. It is a type of oxidation reaction.
CH₃CH₂OH $\overset{{Alkaline KMnO}_{4}}{\to}$ CH₃COOH + H₂

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