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Consider the reaction:
CH_3CH_2OH + Alkaline KMnO_4 xrightarrow{Heat} CH_3COOH
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(A) The reaction represents the oxidation of a primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid.
(B) Alkaline KMnO_4 acts as an oxidising agent.
(C) Alkaline KMnO_4 acts as a reducing agent.
Asked in RRB JE CBT 1 · 2025
Ethanol and Ethanoic Acid · Chemistry
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Ethanol is an alcohol; ethanoic acid contains the carboxyl group –COOH.
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