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Background: Oxidation of Alcohols is the removal of two hydrogens from the reaction site. Tertiary alcohols are unable to undergo oxidation because they do not have two hydrogens in the reaction site. Oxidation of carbonyl families such as aldehydes and ketones is the addition of oxygen to the reaction site. In order to add oxygen to the reaction site a terminal hydrogen needs to be bonded to a primary carbonyl carbon. Ketones cannot undergo oxidation because they have a secondary carbonyl carbon. The Chromic Acid Test determines if oxidation occurs. A positive test is indicated by the formation of a green-blue color. Make your predictions based on the structural features of the hydrocarbon molecule given. Draw the structure of the molecule in the table and predict the observed color of a Chromic Acid test in each case. Table 1. Predicted results of Chromic Acid Test Hydrocarbon Structure (structural or condensed) Result of Chromic Acid Test (blue-green or clear) 2-propanol CH₃CHCH₃ CH₃-CH-CH3 OY OH 4. | blue green OH 014 CH3 1 2-methyl-2-p ropanol CH3-C - CH2 - CH2 - CH3 blue gren. (H₂-C - CH3 OH CH3 propanal