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

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The conversion of ethanol into ethanoic acid is called an oxidation reaction because oxygen is added to it during this conversion.
`underset("Ethanol")(CH_(3)CH_(2)OH)+underset(("From oxidising agent"))underset("Nascent oxygen")(2[O]) underset("Or Acidified "K_(2)Cr_(2)O_(7)+"Heat")overset("Alkaline "KMnO_(4)+"Heat")tounderset("Ethanoic acid")(CH_(3)COOH)+underset("Water")(H_(2)O)`
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