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Diethyl ether is mostly used in solvent extraction due to the following reasons

A

Its solvastion capacity is very high

B

Being inert, it does not react with most of the organic compounds

C

There are two lone pairs in it, therefore, it acts as a strong nucleophile

D

Its boiling point is low therefore, it can be easily separated by distillation

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A, B, D
(A) Its solvation capacity is very high
(B) Being inert, it does not react with most of the organic compounds
(D) Its boiling point is low therefore, it can be easily separated by distillation.
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