In water H - O - H bond angle is 104.5°, but in ethers (R-O-R) the C-O-C bond angle is about 110° . The reason to justify it is

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In water H - O - H bond angle is 104.5°, but in ethers (R-O-R) the C-O-C bond angle is about 110° . The reason to justify it is (A) positive inductive effect of alkyl groups is more than that of hydrogen (B) the alkyl group is polar while hydrogen is not (C) distortion caused by the lone pair of oxygen atom is compensated by the bulky alkyl groups (D) the hybridisation of oxygen atom is different in ethers and in water.

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Bulky groups counter balance the repulsion caused by lone pairs.

Q. In water H−O−H bond angle is 104.5∘, but in ethers (R−O−R) the C−O−C bond angle is about 110∘. The reason to justify it is

positive inductive effect of alkyl groups is more than that of hydrogen

the alkyl group is polar while hydrogen is not

distortion caused by the lone pair of oxygen atom is compensated by the bulky alkyl groups

the hybridisation of oxygen atom is different in ethers and in water.

Bulky groups counter balance the repulsion caused by lone pairs.

Q. In water $H - O - H$ bond angle is $104. 5^{\circ}$ , but in ethers $(R - O - R)$ the $C - O - C$ bond angle is about $11 0^{\circ} .$ The reason to justify it is