why is the conversion of ethonal to ethonic acid an oxidation reaction
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A molecule of ethanol contains six hydrogen atoms while that of ethanoic acid contains four hydrogen atoms since oxidation involves removal of hydrogen, therefore conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid is an oxidation reaction.
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conversion of ethanol into ethanoic acid is an oxidation reaction because addition of oxygen to a substance is called oxidation.here, oxygen is added to ethanol by oxidising agent like alkaline potassium permanganate or acidified potassium dichromate and is converted into acid
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