NEETChemistrySome Basic Concepts of Organic ChemistryMCQ+4 / −1
The correct statement regarding the comparison of staggered and eclipsed conformations of ethane, is
- Athe eclipsed conformation of ethane is more stable than staggered conformation even through the eclipsed conformation has torsional strain
- Bthe staggered conformation of ethane is more stable than eclipsed conformation, because staggered conformation has no torsional strain
- Cthe staggered conformation of ethane is less stable than eclipsed conformation, because staggered conformation has torsional strain
- Dthe eclipsed conformation of ethane is more stable than stggered conformation, because eclipsed conformation has no torsional strain.
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Correct answer: B

In staggered conformation any two hydrogen atoms on adjacent carbon atoms are as far apart as possible there by minimising repulsion between the electron clouds $\sigma $- of bonds of two non-bonded H-atomic (torsional strain)
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