52. The acid formed when ethyl alcohol is oxidised
Formic Acid
Citric Acid
Acetic Acid
Tartaric Acid
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Ethanol is oxidised by sodium dichromate (Na2Cr2O7) acidified in dilute sulphuric acid to form the aldehyde ethanal. ... In this reaction the ethanol is oxidised to ethanal by removing two hydrogen atoms.
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the answer is PCC ⟶ Pyridium chloro chromate, is a mild oxidising agent of chromate and do partial oxidation of alcohols.
Thus ethanol will oxidise upto acetaldehyde only.

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