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Which of the Following Statements About the Conformations of Acyclic

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Which of the following statements about the conformations of acyclic alkanes is not true?


A) The staggered and eclipsed conformations are equally stable.
B) The staggered conformations are more stable than the eclipsed conformations.
C) An energy minimum and maximum occur every 60° as the conformation changes from staggered to eclipsed.
D) Conformations that are neither staggered nor eclipsed are intermediate in energy.

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