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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 true?


A) A staggered conformation with two larger groups 180° from each other is called gauche.
B) Staggered conformations are at energy maxima and eclipsed conformations are energy minima.
C) A staggered conformation with two larger groups 60° from each other is called anti.
D) Gauche conformations are generally higher in energy than anti conformations.

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