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What happens when acetaldehyde is treated with potassium dichromate in presence of sulfuric acid.

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It is oxidised to acetic acid.
`underset("Acetaldehyde ")(CH_(3)CHO+[O])underset(H_(2)SO_(4))overset(K_(2)Cr_(2)O_(7))tounderset("Acetic acid ")(CH_(3)COOH)`
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