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carbon and its compounds — Science STD 10 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Sciencecarbon and its compounds2 Marks
Question
Explain: Oxidation of alcohol
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Answer

  • Carbon compounds can easily be oxidised.
  • Combustion is also an example of vigorous oxidation.
  • Alkaline potassium permanganate or acidified potassium dichromate oxidise ethanol to acetic acid.
  • Reaction equation:
  • $(1)$ $CH _3 CH _2 OH \xrightarrow[or Acidic \ K_2Cr_2O_7+Heat]{\text { Alkaline } KMnO _4}{CH_3 COOH}$
Ethanol Acetic acid (Ethanoic acid)
  • $(2)$ $CH _3 CH _2CH _2 OH \xrightarrow[or Acidic \ K_2Cr_2O_7+Heat]{\text { Alkaline } KMnO _4}{CH_3 CH _2COOH}$
Propanol Propanoic acid

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