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Q. The final product of oxidation of $2$ -propanol with hot conc. $HNO _{3}$ is

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$\underset{\text{propan-2-ol}}{CH _{3} CHOHCH _{3}} \ce{->[{[O]}]} \underset{\text{acetone}}{CH _{3} COCH _{3}} \ce{->[{[O]}]} \underset{\text{acetic acid or ethanoic acid}}{CH _{3} COOH} + CO _{2}+ H _{2} O$