The longest alkyl group is taken as alkoxy group while writing the IUPAC name of ethers.

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The correct option is B
False

Ethers are compounds with an alkoxy group. Ethers have a functional group R-O-R' where R is the longest alkyl group and R' is the alkoxy group. The longest alkyl group is taken as an alkane.

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