Ethanol reacts with excess acidified K2Cr 2O7 to produce

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Chemistry - 2009 (Objective) Subject: Chemistry

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Ethanol reacts with excess acidified K2Cr 2O7 to produce
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Ethanol reacts with excess acidified K2Cr 2O7 to produce ethanoic acid. This reaction is an oxidation reaction, where ethanol is oxidized to ethanoic acid. The K2Cr 2O7 acts as an oxidizing agent and converts the ethanol to ethanoic acid by removing hydrogen atoms from ethanol and adding oxygen atoms to form a carboxylic acid. The other options listed in the question are not produced in this reaction.

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