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Old bottles of ether are dangerous becau...

Old bottles of ether are dangerous because they frequently contain high concentration of

A

Ether oxide

B

Peroxides

C

Phosgene

D

Ethyl carbonate

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b
Ethers come in contact with air when kept in a bottle for long time to form peroxides which are explosive in nature.
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