Statement 1: The depicted ether has IUPAC name 2-ethoxy-2-methylethane.
Statement 2: An ether is named as a hydrocarbon derivative with a hydrogen replaced by –OR/–OAr.

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Statement 1: The depicted ether has IUPAC name 2-ethoxy-2-methylethane. Statement 2: An ether is named as a hydrocarbon derivative with a hydrogen replaced by –OR/–OAr.

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The name in the assertion is not valid; the general alkoxyalkane naming principle in the reason is correct.

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