why is conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction
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CH3CH2OH →CH3COOH
If you see the above change carefully you will notice that this in this change one extra O atom is been added and two H atoms are being removed from ethanol molecule to convert it into ethanoic acid.
Addition of O and removal of H is known as oxidation
If you see the above change carefully you will notice that this in this change one extra O atom is been added and two H atoms are being removed from ethanol molecule to convert it into ethanoic acid.
Addition of O and removal of H is known as oxidation
Triyan:
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here o2 is released more so so its an oxidation reaction
no thats not the main reason
because reactants it is O and products it is OO
if it is O2 then u can say it releases more oxygen molecules
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Since the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid involves the addition of oxygen it is called oxidation reaction.
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