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Why are primary and secondary alcohols relatively easy to oxidize.

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The oxidation of organic compounds generally increases the number of bonds from carbon to oxygen, and it may decrease the number of bonds to hydrogen. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Secondary alcohols are easily oxidized without breaking carbon-carbon bonds only as far as the ketone stage.

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