Chemistry 5070 · O Level · Alcohols

Alcohols — practice question

Wine is an alcoholic drink containing ethanol. When wine is kept in contact with air for too long, it may turn acidic. This happens because the ethanol is ......1...... to the acid ......2...... . Which word and formula correctly fill gaps 1 and 2?

  • Aoxidised, $\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}$
  • Boxidised, $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COOH}$
  • Creduced, $\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}$
  • Dreduced, $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COOH}$

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