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Using your lewis structure on your report form what is the molecular geometry around either carbon for Dimethyl ether?

A. trigonal planar
B. bent
C. tetrahedral
D. trigonal pyramidal

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Final answer:

The electron-pair geometry for dimethyl ether is trigonal planar and the molecular structure is trigonal planar.

Step-by-step explanation:

The electron-pair geometry for dimethyl ether is trigonal planar and the molecular structure is trigonal planar. The carbon atoms in dimethyl ether are bonded to three other atoms, which gives them a trigonal planar electron-pair geometry. The molecular structure also remains trigonal planar because there are no lone pairs of electrons on either carbon atom.

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