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what is the role of potassium permanganate in oxidation of ethanol ( explain ) ​

Answer 1

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Q) what is the role of potassium permanganate in oxidation of ethanol

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# Pottasium permanganate (KMnO4) is a very strong oxidising agent

# this compound plays the role of oxidiser in the oxidation of ethanol

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Answer 2

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Potassium permanganate acts as a catalyst in oxidation of alcohol.

Also it acts like an oxidising agent

which converts ethanol to ethanoic acid.

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