Q. The most stable conformation for -butane is

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Solution:

The most stable conformation for -butane is the staggered form, where the methyl group and -atoms of one carbon are far apart from the groups of other carbon atom and, hence have minimum repulsion between them. Such, type of conformation is shown in option (a).
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