Which process transforms ethanol into ethanoic acid?

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18 Mar 2019
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Ethanol is converted to ethanoic acid through oxidation, where oxygen removes electrons from ethanol, forming the acid. Hydrogenation adds hydrogen, hydration adds water, and fermentation is a microbial process that produces ethanol, not ethanoic acid.

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