(a) Draw the structures for (i) ethanol (ii) ethanoic acid.
(b) Why is the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid considered as oxidation .
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A molecule of ethanol contains six hydrogen atoms while that of ethanoic acid contains four hydrogen atoms since oxidation involves removal of hydrogen, therefore conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid is an oxidation reaction.
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(a) see in image (I) ethanol (2) ethanoic acid
(b)Conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid is an oxidation reaction because oxygen is added to ethanol to convert it to ethanoic acid.
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