Why is the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction ?
$\mathop {C{H_3}C{H_2}OH}\limits_{Ethanol} \,\xrightarrow{{[O]}}\mathop {C{H_3}COOH}\limits_{Ethanoic\,\,acid} $
Since the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid involves the addition of oxygen to ethanol, it is an oxidation reaction.
What are oxidising agents ?
Explain the formation of scum when hard water is treated with soap.
How would you distinguish experimentally between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid ?
What change will you observe if you test soap with litmus paper (red and blue)?
How many structural isomers can you draw for pentane ?