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  4. Assertion: The bond angle <img class=img-fluid question-image alt=image src=https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/d3eca170c15a74439dca7ffc340f3dd3-.jpeg /> in alcohols is slightly less than the tetrahedral angle. Reason: In alcohols, the oxygen of the —OH group is attached to carbon by a sigma bond formed by the overlap of a sp3 hybridised orbital of carbon with sp3 hybridised orbital of oxygen.

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Q. Assertion : The bond angle image in alcohols is slightly less than the tetrahedral angle.
Reason : In alcohols, the oxygen of the $—OH$ group is attached to carbon by a sigma bond formed by the overlap of a $sp^3$ hybridised orbital of carbon with $sp^3$ hybridised orbital of oxygen.

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Solution:

The bond angle image in alcohols is slightly less than the tetrahedral angle due to the repulsion between the unshared electron pairs of oxygen.