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Chemistry Hydrocarbon Alkane Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 13, 2026

The most stable conformation of ethane is

A
Eclipsed
B
Skew
C
Staggered
D
All are equally stable

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The most stable conformation of ethane is staggered. In staggered conformer of ethane the

substituents on two carbon atoms are at the maximum distance from each others thus, have having less tortional strain. This makes the staggered conformer of ethane more stable than its eclipsed and skew conformers. Staggered form of ethane is represented as,

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