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Q. The bond angle and hybridization in ether $\left( CH _{3} OCH _{3}\right)$ is:

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

The bond angle in $CH _{3} OCH _{3}$ is $110^{\circ}$ in spite of $s p^{3}$ hybridization of $O$ and two lone pairs due to steric hindrance.