Question

What is the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction?

Answer 1

And in second step,ethanal is converted into ethanoic acid,which involves addition of oxygen.Thus this is oxidation reaction. Since the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid involves the addition of oxygen to ethanol, it is an oxidation reaction

Answer 2

ғɪʀsᴛ sᴛᴇᴘ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇs ғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴇᴛʜᴀɴᴀʟ,ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠᴀʟ ᴏғ ʜʏᴅʀᴏɢᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴛʜᴀɴᴏʟ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ sᴛᴇᴘ,ᴇᴛʜᴀɴᴀʟ ɪs ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴇᴛʜᴀɴᴏɪᴄ ᴀᴄɪᴅ,ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇs ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ. ᴛʜᴜs ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴏxɪᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.