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What happens when
a) ethanol is burnt in air and
b) ethanol is oxidized? Write the corresponding equations. 

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a) Ethanol burns in the presence of oxygen to give carbon dioxide.
`CH_3CH_2OH + 3O_2 to 3H_2O + 2CO_2`
b] Ethanol undergoes oxidation giving ethanoic acid.
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