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How is ethanoic acid prepared from ethanol? Give the chemical equation.

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Ethanoic acid can be prepared by oxidation of ethanol in the presence of alkaline potassium permanganate of acidified potassium dichromate.
`CH_(3)CH_(2)OHoverset(KMnO_(4)| OH^(-))underset(2[O])toCH_(3)COOH+H_(2)O` (Ethanoic acid)
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