Engineering
Chemistry
Conformational Isomerism
Question
At room temperature, the eclipsed and the staggered forms of ethane cannot be isolated because :
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Solution
As, the energy barrier/difference between these two Conformores of ethane is very small, so these can interconvert rapidly into each other. Therefore, it is impossible to isolate them at room temperature.
Hence option (B) is the right answer.
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