Quiz for:
Newman Projections and Chair Conformations

Question 1

What causes steric strain in butane conformations?

Question 2

What is the difference in energy between the staggered and eclipsed conformations of ethane?

Question 3

How do dihedral angles in the anti conformation of butane compare to those in the eclipsed conformation?

Question 4

What is the dihedral angle between hydrogen atoms in a staggered conformation of ethane?

Question 5

What are axial bonds in the chair conformation of cyclohexane?

Question 6

Why do bulkier groups prefer equatorial positions in chair conformations?

Question 7

In the Newman projection of butane, what is the angle between the two largest groups in the anti conformation?

Question 8

What is the stability ranking of butane conformations from lowest to highest energy?

Question 9

What is a characteristic angle for the gauche conformation of butane?

Question 10

Which type of strain is due to electron cloud repulsion in bonds?

Question 11

What type of conformation is represented by a 60° dihedral angle in ethane?

Question 12

Which conformation of ethane is lower in energy due to minimized electron repulsion?

Question 13

Which conformation of butane has the highest energy due to torsional and steric strain?

Question 14

Which butane conformation typically has the lowest energy?

Question 15

What happens during a ring flip in cyclohexane?