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Q. What is the correct bond angle in dimethyl ether?

AIIMSAIIMS 1995Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

The oxygen atom in ethers is $sp^3$ hybridized. Two of the hybrid orbitals overlap with hybrid orbitals of two carbon atoms to form sigma bonds and the bond angle is

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