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Ethanol can be oxidised to acetic acid, and in the process it acts as a 4 electron reducing agent.
CH3CH2OH
  +  
H2O
         
CH3COOH
  +  
4
e–
  +  
4
H+
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Ethanol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Electron     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Proton     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Oxidation Half Reaction

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