What happens when ethanol is oxidised with alkaline potassium permanganate? Write a chemical equation for the equation.

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Ethanol get oxidised by alkaline potassium permanganate to form ethanoic acid. The reaction is :
C₂H₅OH $\overset{K M n O_{4}}{\to}$ CH₃COOH

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What happens when ethanol is oxidised with alkaline potassium permanganate? Write a chemical equation for the equation.

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Ethanol get oxidised by alkaline potassium permanganate to form ethanoic acid. The reaction is :
C₂H₅OH $\overset{K M n O_{4}}{\to}$ CH₃COOH