At Room Temperature The Eclipsed And The Staggered Forms Of Ethane Cannot Be Isolated Because

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Question

At room temperature the eclipsed and the staggered forms of ethane cannot be isolated because

Solution

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They interconvert rapidly

Staggered and eclipsed conformers cannot be physically separated because the energy difference between them is so small that they most readily interconvert at room temperature.

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