Question

ethers possess a dipole moment Even if the alkyl radicals in the molecule are identical.explain​

Answer 1

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Ethers have angular structure similar to water,in which Oxygen involves sp3 hybridisation.Oxygen is surrounded by two O--R bonds and two lone pairs. Due to angular structure,ethers have dipole moment even if the two alkyl groups are identical because two C--O moments do not cancel each other.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

In ethers (R-O-R) there are two lone pair of electrons on the oxygen atom which is responsible for ethers to have a bent geometry.Since ether with the two alkyl groups similar do not have a linear geometry,thus the dipole moment vectors do not cancel each other.