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

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`CH_3CH_2OH+`(Alkaline `KMnO_4)toCH_3COOH`. Since in this reaction one oxygen is added to ethanol it is an oxidation reaction
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