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Suggest a reagent for conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid.

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Ethanol can be converted into ethanoic acid by using acidified $K M n O_{4} o r K_{2} C r_{2} O_{7}$ .
Both $K M n O_{4} a n d K_{2} C r_{2} O_{7}$ , are strong oxidising agents.
$C H_{3} C H_{2} O H E t h a n o l A c i d i f i e d K M n O_{4} - ---------- \to C H_{3} C O O H E t h a n o i c a c i d$

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