Hybridisation of oxygen in diethyl ether is

Hybridisation of oxygen in diethyl ether is
  1. $s p$
  2. $s p^2$
  3. $s p^3$
  4. $s p^3 d$

Solution

In diethyl ether oxygen undergoes $s p^3$ hybridisation forming four $s p^3$ hybrid orbitals. *

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