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What is the balanced equation for the oxidation of 2-methyl-1-propanol to form 2-methyl-1-propanal using potassium dichromate as the oxidizing agent? Also, calculate the mass of potassium dichromate required to oxidize 5.6 g of 2-methyl-1-propanol.

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The balanced equation for the oxidation of 2-methyl-1-propanol  C4H10O  to form 2-methyl-1-propanal  C4H8O  using potassium dichromate  K2Cr2O7  as the oxidizing agent in the presence of sulfuric acid  H2SO4  is as follows:C4H10O + K2Cr2O7 + 4H2SO4  C4H8O + Cr2 SO4 3 + K2SO4 + 7H2ONow, let's calculate the mass of potassium dichromate required to oxidize 5.6 g of 2-methyl-1-propanol.First, we need to find the moles of 2-methyl-1-propanol:Moles of 2-methyl-1-propanol = mass / molar massMolar mass of 2-methyl-1-propanol  C4H10O  =  4  12.01  +  10  1.01  + 16.00 = 74.14 g/molMoles of 2-methyl-1-propanol = 5.6 g / 74.14 g/mol = 0.0755 molesFrom the balanced equation, we can see that 1 mole of 2-methyl-1-propanol reacts with 1 mole of potassium dichromate. Therefore, 0.0755 moles of 2-methyl-1-propanol will react with 0.0755 moles of potassium dichromate.Now, let's find the mass of potassium dichromate:Molar mass of potassium dichromate  K2Cr2O7  =  2  39.10  +  2  51.99  +  7  16.00  = 294.18 g/molMass of potassium dichromate = moles  molar massMass of potassium dichromate = 0.0755 moles  294.18 g/mol = 22.21 gSo, 22.21 g of potassium dichromate is required to oxidize 5.6 g of 2-methyl-1-propanol.

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