MCQ
According to Lewis concept of acids and bases, ether is
  • A
    Acidic
  • Basic
  • C
    Neutral
  • D
    Amphoteric

Answer

Correct option: B.
Basic
b
(b) Ether is basic because lone pairs of electrons are present on oxygen atom, $R - \mathop {\mathop O\limits_{ \bullet \, \bullet } }\limits^{ \bullet \, \bullet } - R$.

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