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Why is the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction?

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To understand why the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid is classified as an oxidation reaction, let's break down the process step by step. ### Step 1: Identify the Chemical Structures Ethanol (C2H5OH) has the structure: - CH3-CH2-OH Ethanoic acid (acetic acid, C2H4O2) has the structure: - CH3-C(=O)-OH ...
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NCERT-CARBON AND ITS COMPOUNDS -Exercise
  1. Draw the structures for the following compounds. (i) Ethanoic acid ,...

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  2. How would you name the following compounds? (i) CH(3)-CH(2)-Br , (ii...

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  3. Why is the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reactio...

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  4. A mixture of oxygen and ethyne is burnt for welding. Can you tell why ...

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  5. How would you distinguish experimentally between an alcohol and a carb...

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  6. What are oxidising agents?

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  7. Would you be able to check if water is hard by using a detergent?

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  8. People use a variety of methods to wash clothes. Usually after adding ...

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  9. Ethane, with the molecular formula C(2)H(6) has

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  10. Butanone is a four-carbon compound with the functional group

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  11. While cooking, if the bottom of the vessel is getting blackened on the...

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  12. Explain the nature of the covalent bond using the bond formation in CH...

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  13. Draw the electron dot structures for (i) ethanoic acid (ii) H(2)S (i...

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  14. What is a homologous series ? Explain with an example.

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  15. How can ethanol and ethanoic acid be differentiated on the basis of th...

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  16. Why does micelle formation take place when soap is added to water? Wil...

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  17. Why are carbon and its compounds used as fuels for most applications?

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  18. Explain the formation of scum when hard water is treated with soap.

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  19. What change will you observe if you test soap with litmus paper (red a...

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  20. What is hydrogenation? What is its industrial application?

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