Q. The conformations of n-butane, commonly known as eclipsed, gauche and anti-conformations can be interconverted by

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A

rotation around C-H bond of a methyl group

4%

B

rotation around C-H bond of a methylene group

10%

C

rotation around C1-C2 linkage

8%

D

rotation around C2-C3 linkage

79%

Solution:

Rotation around C2-C3 linkage

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