Which of the following can be obtained by subjecting ethyl alcohol to oxidation?

Ethyl acetate

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Acetic acid

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Diethyl ether

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Acetaldehyde

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Solution

The correct options are
A Acetaldehyde
C Acetic acid
Ethyl alcohol on oxidation forms acetaldehyde , which on further oxidation forms acetic acid. The reactions can be shown as:
$C H_{3} C H_{2} O H + [O] \to C H_{3} C H O$
$C H_{3} C H O + [O] \to C H_{3} C O O H$

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