why is the conversation of ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction
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☆ It is an oxidation reaction as ethanol is converted to ethanoic acid since the hydrogen atom is removed and oxygen is added. To make ethanal, an H2 molecule is removed from ethanol in the first step. The reaction is an oxidation reaction since the loss of hydrogen is an oxidation reaction. ☆
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It is an oxidation reaction as ethanol is converted to ethanoic acid since the hydrogen atom is removed and oxygen is added. To make ethanal, an H2 molecule is removed from ethanol in the first step. The reaction is an oxidation reaction since the loss of hydrogen is an oxidation reaction.
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