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Ethanol on oxidation with alkaline KMnO4 gives :

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a

Ethanoic acid

b

Ethoxy ethane

c

Ethanone 

d

Ethane

answer is A.

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Ethanol on oxidation with alkaline KMnO4 gives ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) .
The pink colour of an ethanol solution disappears when heated with potassium permanganate because of the powerful oxidising agent,  KMnO4, which converts the ethanol to ethanoic acid. 

 

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