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A functional isomer of ethanol is?

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Methanol
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Diethyl ether
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Ethylene glycol
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Dimethyl ether
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Solution

The correct option is D Dimethyl ether
Dimethyl ether would be the functional isomer of ethanol. Both have the molecular formula of C2H6O but one is an ether and the other is an alcohol.

Functional isomers are the ones with same molecular formula but different functional group.

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