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Q. Ethyl alcohol on,oxidation with $K_2Cr2O_7$ gives

Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

Ethyl alcohol on oxidation with $\text{K}_{2}\text{C}\text{r}_{2}\text{O}_{7}$ gives Acetic acid.

$\text{C}\text{H}_{3}\text{C}\text{H}_{2}\text{O}\text{H}\overset{\text{K}_{2} \text{C} \text{r}_{2} \text{O}_{7}}{ \rightarrow }\text{C}\text{H}_{3}\text{C}\text{O}\text{O}\text{H}$