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Ethyl alcohol is treated with acidified potassium dichromate. Give balanced reaction.

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When ethyl alcohol is treated with acidified potassium dichromate, acetic acid is formed. This is oxidation reaction.
`underset("Ethyl alcohol")(CH_(3)-CH_(2)-OH)underset(K_(2)Cr_(2)O_(7)+H_(2)SO_(4))overset((O))to underset("Acetic acid")(CH_(3)-COOH)`
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