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What is metamerism ? Explain metamerism with suitable examples of ethers.

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Metamers are either chain isomer or position isomers with same functional group and have different alkyl group attached to heteroation.
Following metamers are represented by formula $C_{4} H_{10} O$ .
1. $C H_{3} C H_{2} O C H_{2} C H_{3}$ di ethyl ether
2. $C H_{3} O C H_{2} C H_{2} C H_{3}$ methyl $n$ -propyl ether

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