Q: The oxidation of an alcohol can produce either an aldehyde or what?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

The oxidation of an alcohol can produce either an aldehyde or a ketone. Ethanol can be oxidized in the laboratory through a heating process combined with the addition of an oxidizing agent such as the dichromate ion, which catalyzes the reaction in an acidic solution. The reaction produces the aldehyde ethanal (acetaldehyde).

 Choices:

- enzyme

- amine

- ester

- ketone


A:
ketone