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Diether ether becomes soluble in concent...

Diether ether becomes soluble in concentrated `HCl` in cold condition due to the formation of

A

`C_(2)H_(5)Cl`

B

`(C_(2)H_(5))_(2)bar(O)ClH^(+)`

C

`(C_(2)H_(5))_(2)overset(+)(O)HCl^(-)`

D

`C_(2)H_(5)OH`

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The correct Answer is:
C
The oxygen atom in eters has two lone pairs of electron. As a resulting, ethers begaves as Broddotonsted bases (i.e., protone acceptors) and thus dissolve in cold concentrated inorganic acids to form stable oxonium oxonium salts.
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