Question

Draw the structure of an eclipsed and staggered conformation of an ethane?

Answer 1

So isomers of a compound can be created by different forms of rotation about one single bond.

So the different arrangements of atoms due to such rotations of bonds are known as conformations.

Answer 2

Answer:

In the eclipsed conformation, the C-H bonds on the front and back carbons are aligned with each other with dihedral angles of 0 degrees. In the staggered conformation, the C-H bonds on the rear carbon lie between those on the front carbon with dihedral angles of 60 degrees.