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True or false? Ethanol can be oxidised to ethanoic acid by microbial action.FALSETRUE

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True or false? Ethanol can be oxidised to ethanoic acid by microbial action.FALSETRUE

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True. Ethanol can indeed be oxidised to ethanoic acid by microbial action. This is a common process in the production of vinegar, where certain species of bacteria, such as Acetobacter, oxidise ethanol to acetic acid (ethanoic acid).

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