Question
When an alcohol is oxidized it becomes one of the following compounds:____
Answer
When an alcohol is oxidized it becomes one of the following compounds:
aldehyde
ketone
carboxylic acid
Oxidation of an alcohol removes the H and adds a second bond to the O to make a carbonyl
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