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name the oxidising agent used for the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid. distinguish between ethanol and ethanoic acid on the basis of 1.litmus, 2.reaction with sodium hydrogen carbonate

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Answered by Anonymous
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the oxidising agent is acidified potassium dichromate
Answered by rajiv24all
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oxidizing agent is acidified K2Cr2O7 or alkaline KMnO4.
Ethanol doesn't turn red litmus to blue while Ethanoic acid turns.
Ethanol doesn't react with NaHCO3.
CH3COOH + NaHCO3 gives CH3COONa + CO2 + H2O
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