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write the chemical equation for the conversion of ethonal to ethanoic acid in the presence of KNnO4 .

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When ethanol reacts with alkaline KMnO₄ , it will form ethanoic acid. It is a type of oxidation reaction.
C₂H₅OH $\overset{{Alkaline KMnO}_{4}}{\to}$ CH₃COOH

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