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Question

Ethyl alcohol on oxidation with $\mathrm { K } _ { 2 } \mathrm { Cr } _ { 2 } \mathrm { O } _ { 7 }$ gives

A

Acetic acid

B

Acetaldehyde

C

Formaldehyde

D

Formic acid

Answer

Acetic acid

Explanation

Solution

$\mathrm { CH } _ { 3 } \mathrm { CH } _ { 2 } \mathrm { OH } \xrightarrow { \mathrm { K } _ { 2 } \mathrm { Cr } _ { 2 } \mathrm { O } _ { 7 } } \mathrm { CH } _ { 3 } \mathrm { COOH }$