Question

Ethyl alcohol on,oxidation with $K_2Cr2O_7$ gives

• A. Acetic acid
• B. Acetaldehyde
• C. Formaldehyde
• D. Formic acid

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Acetic acid

Answer 2

Ethyl alcohol on oxidation with $\text{K}_{2}\text{C}\text{r}_{2}\text{O}_{7}$ gives Acetic acid. $\text{C}\text{H}_{3}\text{C}\text{H}_{2}\text{O}\text{H}\overset{\text{K}_{2} \text{C} \text{r}_{2} \text{O}_{7}}{ \rightarrow }\text{C}\text{H}_{3}\text{C}\text{O}\text{O}\text{H}$