Question

The final product of oxidation of ethyl alcohol is

• A. ethane
• B. acetone
• C. acetaldehyde
• D. acetic acid.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

$C{H}_{3}C{H}_{2}OH\stackrel{O}{\to }C{H}_{3}CHO\stackrel{O}{\to }\underset{\text{Final product}}{C{H}_{3}COOH}$