Question

Conclusion / Inference:
Potassium permanganate oxidizes ethanol to ............. As potassium permanganate is consumed in this reaction its ............. colour vanishes.
- Iodine is consumed due to its addition to fatty acid. Therefore the coloured solution becomes
colourless. But when the same procedure is followed for vanaspati ghee, a similar colour change is not observed. As vanapati ghee is saturated hydrocarbon the ............ reaction does not
occur there.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. ethanoic acid

2. purple