C - O - C angle in ether molecule is approximately,

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C - O - C

angle in ether molecule is approximately,

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureNEET

Options:

A $111^{o}$
B $90^{o}$
C $180^{o}$
D $109^{o} 8^{'}$

Solution:

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The correct answer is:

111^{o}

In ether,

s p^{3}

-hybridized oxygen molecule shows a little larger angle

109^{o} 28'

due to steric effect of alkyl groups on two sides of it, which predominates over lone pair effect.

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