give reasons:?

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oxidation of ethanol with chromium anhydride(catalyst) gives ethanal whereas oxidation with alk.KMnO4(catalyst) gives ethanoic acid.

2007-03-24 00:48:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

its b coz cro3 is a mild oxidizing agent n KMn04 is a vry strong oxidizing agent

2007-03-24 00:52:21 · answer #1 · answered by R.V.Aswath narayanan 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Most are right here!

2007-03-24 07:56:00 · answer #2 · answered by cullentoons 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋