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Dimethy ether is completely solube in water but diethyl ether is soluble in water to small extent.

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Both dimethy ether and diethy ether form weak. Hydrogen bonds with water which accounts for their solubility in water. However, in diethy ether, the hydrophobic hydrocarbon part is larger and therefore limits the hydrogen bond formation.
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