Question

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

Answer 1

Addition of oxygen or removal of hydrogen or loss of electrons is known as oxidation.

Conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid involves two steps.First step includes formation of ethanal,in which removal of hydrogen from ethanol takes place.

And in second step,ethanal is converted into ethanoic acid,which involves addition of oxygen.Thus this is oxidation reaction.

Answer 2

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The formula of ethanol is CH3CH2OH Whereas that of ethanoic acid is CH3COOH. This indicates that a molecule of ehanoic acid contains two O2 atoms. This means that the conversion of ethanoic acid is an oxidation reaction because O2 is added to ethanol during this reaction.

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