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Suggest a reagent for conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid.

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Any strong oxidising agent such as acidified `KMnO_(4)` or `K_(2)Cr_(2)O_(7)`.
`underset("Ethanol")(CH_(3)CH_(2)OH) underset ("or "K_(2)Cr_(2)O_(7)//H_(2)SO_(4))overset(KMnO_(4)//H_(2)SO_(4))to underset("Ethanoic acid")(CH_(3)COOH)`
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