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Suggest a reagent for conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid.

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The oxidation reaction is carried with a strong oxidising agent like acidified `KMnO_(4)` or acidified `K_(2)Cr_(2)O_(7)`
`CH_(3)-CH_(2)-underset("Ethanol")(OH)+2(O)overset("Oxidising agent")rarrunderset("Ethanoix acid.")(CH_(3)-COOH)+H_(2)O`
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