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Chromic acid oxidation of alcohols: A simple experiment on reaction rates

Authors :
Rose M. Lanes
Donald G. Lee
Source :
Journal of Chemical Education. 45:269
Publication Year :
1968
Publisher :
American Chemical Society (ACS), 1968.

Abstract

In this experiment, students determine the relative rates of oxidation by adding quantities of several different alcohols to a solution of chromium(VI) in dilute sulfuric acid and visually monitoring the course of the reaction.

Subjects

Subjects :
inorganic chemicals
Inorganic chemistry
chemistry.chemical_element
Sulfuric acid
General Chemistry
Rate equation
Education
Reaction rate
Chromium
chemistry.chemical_compound
chemistry
Alcohol oxidation
Chromic acid
Organic chemistry

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ISSN :
19381328 and 00219584
Volume :
45
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Chemical Education
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........834f326ee1143438552d3e52c9745b5e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/ed045p269
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