JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersJEE Main

Which of the following statements is wrong in the case of ethoxyethane (diethyl ether)?

Answer: (C)

Solution

Diethyl ether has a bent geometry with two lone pairs on oxygen, giving the molecule a small but definite net dipole moment, so the claim that its dipole moment is zero is false;

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