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Which of the following statements is not true?

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a

The boat conformation of cyclohexane is more stable than chair conformation

b

Cyclohexane exists in two conformations

c

The boat and chair conformations of cyclohexane do not exist as independent compounds

d

In ethane, staggered conformation is more stable than eclipsed conformation

answer is C.

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The boat conformation of cyclohexane is less than stable chair conformation.

The chair conformation is more stable because it does not have any steric hindrance or steric repulsion between the hydrogen bonds.

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