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Dimethyl ether is completely soluble in water but diethyl ether is soluble in water to a small extent. Explain.

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Solubility of ether in water due to H-bonding between ether and water molecules as shown below:
However as the size of hydrophobic R-group increases the solubility of ether in water decreases. For example ether is completely soluble in water but diethyl ether is soluble in water to a smaller extent.
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