JEE Advanced Chemistry question

Statement 1: Staggered form is less stable than the eclipsed form. Statement 2: The conformation in which the bond pairs of two central atoms are very far from one another is called staggered form.

(A)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1
(B)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1
(C)Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is TrueCorrect
(D)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False

Answer: (C)

Solution

The staggered conformation, in which the bond pairs (substituents) on two adjacent atoms are positioned as far apart as possible, minimises torsional/steric repulsion and so has the LOWEST potential energy — the

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