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How can an eclipsed conformation of ethane be converted into a staggered conformation ?

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In ethane molecule, if one carbon atom is kept fixed around the C-C bond axis and the other carbon atom is rotated at a minimum angle of `60^@` , then the eclipsed conformation is converted to the staggered conformation.
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