A man suspected of being drunk is made to pass his breath into acidified potassium dichlormate solution. If his breath carries a significant level of ethanol, the final colour of the solution is?

A man suspected of being drunk is made to pass his breath into acidified potassium dichlormate solution. If his breath carries a significant level of ethanol, the final colour of the solution is?

A pink
B purple
C orange
D blue-black
E green

jamb 1985 chemistry

The correct answer is E. green

No explanation given

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