Which of the statements applies to oxidation?

(a) ketones cannot be oxidized further.
(b) carboxylic acids are oxidized to ketones.
(c) alcohols are oxidized to alkanes.
(d) ketones are oxidized to alcohols.

The correct option is: (A) Ketones cannot be oxidized further

Explanation:

Oxidation refers to the gain of oxygen or the formation of carbon-oxygen bond (C-O bond).

Alcohols are organic compounds containing at least one hydroxyl group. These compounds can be further classified into primary (R-CH₂-OH), secondary (R¹R²CH-OH) and tertiary alcohols (R¹R²R³C-OH).

Therefore, the correct statement regarding oxidation is (A) Ketones cannot be oxidized further.

2fe + 3h2so4 -> fe2(so4)3 + 3h2

it is necessary to balance equations in order to get the proper amount of reactants as well as products in order not to make a miscalculation.

you cannot change the subscripts as that would change the substance itself. for instance, diatomic elements such as h2 only have the subscript two when a gas. another example would be so4, if you were to change the subscript, the element would no longer be sulfate.

we change the coefficients instead as that only changes the number of molecules rather than the substance itself.

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