Question

Write balanced chemical equations of Ethanol under high pressure and low temperature is treated with acidified Potassium dichromate

Answer 1

Balanced chemical equations of Ethanol under high pressure and low temperature is treated with acidified Potassium dichromate

• When Ethanol $\left({\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{OH}\right)$ is under high pressure and low temperature is treated with acidified Potassium dichromate $\left({\mathrm{K}}_2{\mathrm{Cr}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_7\right)$, then alcohol (Ethanol) gets oxidized and get converted into Ethanal and then into Acetic acid $\left({\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COOH}\right)$
• The balanced chemical reaction is as follows:

$\underset{\mathrm{Ethanol}}{{\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{OH}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}+2\left(\mathrm{O}\right)\stackrel{\mathrm{Acidified}\left({\mathrm{K}}_2{\mathrm{Cr}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_7\right)}{\to }\underset{\mathrm{Acetic}\mathrm{acid}}{{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COOH}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Water}}{{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}$