Answer:
There are many reagents.
1. Use acidified potassium permanganate solution
2. Use acidified potassium dichromate solution
3. Fehling solution.
4. Silver/ oxygen at 500°C
5. Copper/ oxygen at 300°C
6. Lucas reagent ( anhydrous zinc and conc. hydrochloric acid)
Explanation:
Observations:
[with acidified potassium permanganate solution]
» Ethanol : The purple solution turns colourless.
» 2-methyl-2-propanol : no observable change.
[with acidified potassium dichromate solution]
» Ethanol : orange solution turns green
» 2-methyl-2-propanol : no observable change.
[Fehling solution]
» Ethanol : a white precipitate is formed
» 2-methyl-2-propanol : no observable change
