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Ethanol can be oxidised to ethanoic acid. Write the equation and name the oxidising agent.

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Ethanol under high pressure and low temperature when treated with oxidising agent like acidified potassium dichromate produces ethanoic acid

C2H5OH ethanol[ethyl alcohol]K2Cr2O7[O]CH3CHOethanal [acetaldehyde] K2Cr2O7[O]CH3COOHethanoic acid[acetic acid]\underset{ \text{ ethanol[ethyl alcohol]}}{\text{C}2\text{H}5\text{OH}} \xrightarrow[\text{K}2\text{Cr}2\text{O}7]{\text{[O]}} \underset{\text{ethanal [acetaldehyde] }}{\text{CH}3\text{CHO}} \xrightarrow[\text{K}2\text{Cr}2\text{O}7]{\text{[O]}} \underset{ \text{ethanoic acid[acetic acid]} }{\text{CH}3\text{COOH}}

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