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Why is the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction ?

The addition of oxygen to a substance is called oxidation. The conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid is as follows:


Since, in this reaction, one oxygen is added to ethanol, hence it is an oxidation reaction.

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