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09/09/2021 1:16 pm
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Why is the conversion of ethanol into ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction?
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09/09/2021 1:17 pm
Ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) has one oxygen atom more and two hydrogen atoms less than ethanol (C3H5OH). In general,
- Loss of hydrogen is known as oxidation.
- Gain of oxygen is known as oxidation.
Therefore, it is an oxidation reaction.