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Part of 2013 National Chemistry Olympiad

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2013 USNCO Problem 57: Oxidation

Source:

4/18/2013
Methanol can be gently oxidized with hot copper metal. What is(are) the product(s) of this oxidation?
<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span>Acetic acid<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span>Carbon dioxide + Water<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span>Ethanol<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span>Methanal <span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>\text{Acetic acid}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>\text{Carbon dioxide + Water}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>\text{Ethanol} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>\text{Methanal} \qquad