Assertion (A): The bond angle in alcohol is slightly more than the tetrahedral angle.
Reason (R): Variation in the bond angle of alcohol is due to the repulsion between the unshared electron pair of oxygen.
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Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

A is false but R is true.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false.

answer is A.

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The bond angle in alcohols is slightly less than the tetrahedral angle.

It is due to the repulsion between the unshared electron pairs of oxygen.

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