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In both alcohols and ethers , oxygen is `sp^(3)`- hybridised and has two lone pairs . However the R-O-H bond angle to alcohols is less than tetrahedral angle of `109^(@)28and` the R-O-R bond angle to ethers is more than the tetrahedral angle of `109^(@)28` , Explain why ?

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