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  1.  why is there repulsion between hydrogen atoms in staggered and eclipsed conformations of ethane?

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The staggered conformation of ethane is a more stable, lower energy conformation than the eclipsed conformation because the eclipsed conformation involves unfavorable interactions between hydrogen atoms. Specifically, the negatively charged electrons in the bonds repel each other most when the bonds line up

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