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Conformations of ethane and n-butane: stability and energy order

This type of question, asked 3 times: 2021 Paper 23, 27 Jan 2024, 24 Jan 2026 S2. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 23

    31
    Arrange the following conformational isomers of n-butane in order of their increasing potential energy:

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  2. Question 2

    27 Jan 2024

    139
    The incorrect statement regarding conformations of ethane is:

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  3. Question 3

    24 Jan 2026 S2

    45
    Given below are two statements : Statement I : There are several conformers for n- butane. Out of those conformers, (X) is the least stable and (Y) is the most stable conformer (both shown below). Statement II : As the dihedral angle increases, torsional strain decreases from (X) to (Y). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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