Question

What happens when ethanol is heated in presence of acidified potassium dichromate also give the reaction and?

Answer 1

When ethanol is heated in thepresence of acidified potassium dichromate, the orange dichromate is reduced to green solution of Chromium(III) ions. This reaction is an oxidation reaction and acidified potassium dichromate oxidizes ethanol to ethanoic acid.

Answer 2

Ethanoic acid and water is formed