Question

Which of the following is true of the equatorial position in cyclohexane?

Answer 1

Cyclohexane is most stable in chair conformation because it has the least total energy.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In chair conformation of cyclohexane, 6 out of 12 C-H bonds lie parallel to mean plane and are said to be equatorial. While the remaining 6 C-H bonds lie perpendicular to the mean plane and are said to be axial.

WIth flipping of chair, the axial C-H bonds acquire equatorial positio and the vice versa