Name the chemical reagent which oxidises ethanol to ethanoic acid?
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Acidified Potassium dichromate or any strong oxidizing agent.
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Ethanol to Ethanoic acid
Explanation:
(a) Potassium dichromate solution is acidified with dilute sulphuric acid to oxidise ethanol into ethanoic acid.
(b) Ethanol is oxidised to ethanoic acid by adding cold acidified potassium manganate (VII). Cold potassium manganate is a moderately strong oxidising agent, and it is reduced to manganese (IV) oxide, which then reacts with the sulphuric acid in solution to produce a brown solution.
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