Question

name the oxidising agent used for corrision of ethanol to ethanoic acid? differentiate between them on the basis of lithmus paper and reaction with na2co3

Answer 1

kmno4
it will change the litmus into red colour.as it is an acid
when it will react with na2co3
ch3cooh+na2co3it will give ch3coona+h2o+co2

Answer 2

• potassium dichromate
• Alkaline potassium permanganate (KMnO4) or acidified potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) can be used as an oxidizing agent for the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid.

• We know that sodium carbonate is a basic salt. Hence, its aqueous solution will also be basic in nature. So, when red litmus paper is dipped in sodium carbonate solution it will change to blue colour.
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