Ethers are kept in tight brown bottles because a) Ethers absorb moisture b) Ethers evaporate readily c) Ethers oxidise to - Chemistry - Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Question

Ethers are kept in tight brown bottles because a) Ethers absorb
moisture b) Ethers evaporate readily c) Ethers oxidise to explosive
peroxide d) Ethers are inert

Ravjot Kaur · Accepted Answer

Solution

Ethers are stored in brown coloured bottles because in the presence
of sunlight ethers from explosive peroxides by reacting with
oxygen

Hence option (c) is correct

. Ethers are kept in tight brown bottles because a) Ethers absorb moisture b) Ethers evaporate readily c) Ethers oxidise to explosive peroxide d) Ethers are inert