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Why is the conversion of ethanol into ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction?

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Ethanol gets converted into ethanoic acid by taking up oxygen released by potassium permanganet in the reaction mixture. Since, this reaction involves addition of oxygen to ethanol, it is an oxidation reaction.

The chemical equation for the above reaction is as follows:

CH₃CH₂OH + 2[O] → CH₃COOH + H₂O

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