Reflux - Oxidation of Ethanol - Chemistry A-level Practial

Mrs Peers-Dent shows you how to carry out reflux to oxidise ethanol to ethanoic acid, and distil. Please note that in reality ethanoic acid has a boiling point of 118 degrees, so would have to be heated directly instead of in a water bath.
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00:00 Reflux setup
01:55 Oxidation of alcohol to aldehyde
04:55 Oxidation of aldehyde to carboxylic acid
06:04 Distilling product
07:47 Testing product

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