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


Answer :

The addition of oxygen to a substance is called oxidation and here as per the reaction, in the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid , one oxygen is added to ethanol, hence it is an oxidation reaction.The reaction is as follows:

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