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

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Important Questions on Hydrocarbons

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Which of the following is not an example of heterogeneous catalysis reaction?
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Arrange the following conformational isomers of n-butane in order of their increasing potential energy:
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IUPAC name of lowest molecular mass alkane containing chiral carbon is
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The number of structural isomers for C6H14 is:
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The conformations of n -butane, commonly known as eclipsed, gauche and anti-conformations can be interconverted by
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The major product of the following reaction is:

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The energy difference between the staggered and eclipsed conformations of ethane is
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Which of the following organic compounds has same hybridization as its combustion product -CO2?
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The dihedral angle in staggered form of Newmann's projection of 1,1,1-Trichloro ethane is ………degree. (Round off the answer to the nearest integer)
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What will be the CORRECT stability order of the different conformations of n -butane ?
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Bromination of cyclohexene under conditions given below yields:

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Which of these factors does not govern the stability of a conformation in acyclic compounds?
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The gas evolved on heating CH3MgBr in methanol is:
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Which hydrogen in compound E is easily replaceable during bromination reaction in presence of light ?

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Isomers of hexane, based on their branching, can be divided into three distinct classes as shown in the figure.

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The correct order of their boiling point is

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Alkyl halides react with dialkyl copper reagents to give
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How many gram of sodium (atomic mass 23 u) is required to prepare one mole of ethane from methyl chloride by Wurtz reaction?
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Dihedral angle of least stable conformer of ethane is:
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In the following skew conformation of ethane, H'-C-C-H″ dihedral angle is:
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The correct statement regarding the comparison of staggered and eclipsed conformations of ethane, is: