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Suggest a reagent for conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid.

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Ethanol can be converted into ethanoic acid using acidified `KMnO_(4)` or `K_(2)Cr_(2)O_(7)`. Both `KMnO_(4)` and `K_(2)Cr_(2)O_(7)` are strong oxidising agents.
`underset("Ethanol")(CH_(3)CH_(2)OH) overset("Acidified" KMnO_(4))rarr underset("Ethanoic aicd")(CH_(3)COOH)`
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