Given below are two statements : Statement I : There are several conformers for n- butane. Out of th — JEE Mains Chemistry Past Papers Chemistry Question

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Given below are two statements : Statement I : There are several conformers for n- butane. Out of those conformers, CH3 CH3 H H H (X) H is the least stable and most stable conformer is CH3 H H H CH3 (Y) H Statement II : As the dihedral angle increases, torsional strain decreases from (X) to (Y). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below : (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are false (B) Statement I is false but Statement II is true (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false (D) Both Statement I and Statement II are true