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Statement 1: CH3CH2OH and CH3OCH3 are isomers
Statement 2: CH3CH2OH and CH3OCH3 have the same molecular formula but different structures

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Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1.

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Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1.

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Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is not correct.

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Statement 1 is not correct but Statement 2 is correct.

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Both the Statement 1 and Statement 2 are not correct.

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Solution

The correct option is B

Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1.


An isomer is a moleculewith the same molecular formulaas another molecule, but with a different chemical structure. That is, isomers contain the same number of atoms of each element, but have different arrangements of their atoms. so both statements are true and second is correct explanation of first.

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