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Pentanal is oxidised to pentanoic acid with dichromate(VI), which changes colour from orange to green.

3
  +  
[Cr2O7]2–
  +  
8
H+
         
3
  +  
2
Cr3+
  +  
4
H2O
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Pentanal     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Dichromate(VI) ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Proton     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Pentanoic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Chromium(III) ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Redox

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