An organic compound 'A' is a constituent of wine and beer and is also used as fuel in spirit lamp.

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An organic compound 'A' is a constituent of wine and beer and is also used as fuel in spirit lamp. Compound If on heating with alkaline potassium permanganate gives another compound'B'which turns blue litmus to red. Compound If and'B'combine in the presence of conc. H2SO4 to give a sweet smelling compound 'C'. Identify compounds 'A, 'B'and 'C'. AIso write the equations involved in the reaction.

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answered Jan 18, 2018 by faiz (82,347 points) 6 6 11
selected Jan 29, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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As compound'A' is a constituent of wine and beer and is used in spirit lamp it is ethanol.

commented Feb 18, 2018 by amuktha (10 points)
thank tou a lot...that helped me...:)

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