Strong mineral acids _______ the ethereal oxygen forming oxonium salts.

electronate

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protonate

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deprotonate

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dehydrate

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Solution

The correct option is D protonate
$C_{2} H_{5} - ¨ O - C_{2} H_{5} + H C l \to ⎡ ⎢ ⎢ ⎣ C_{2} H_{5} - + O | H - C_{2} H_{5} ⎤ ⎥ ⎥ ⎦ C l^{-}$

diethyl ether diethyl oxonium chloride

Strong mineral acids protonate the etheral oxygen forming oxomium salts.

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