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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2023

In alcohols, C-O-H bond angle is:

  1. A Less than the tetrahedral bond angle (\(109^{\circ} 28^{\prime}\))
  2. B Higher than the tetrahedral bond angle ( \(109^{\circ}28^{\prime}\) )
  3. C Exactly equal to tetrahedral bond angle i.e. \(109^{\circ} 28^{\prime}\)
  4. D Exactly equal to \(90^{\circ}\)
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(A) Less than the tetrahedral bond angle (\(109^{\circ} 28^{\prime}\))

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C-O-H bond angle in alcohols is less than the tetrahedral bond angle (\(109^{\circ} 28^{\prime}\)) due to repulsion from two lone pairs on the oxygen atom.
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