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Tiny things can spin.

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Small parts of a molecule turn around. They move like a spinning top. This helps them find a good shape. It is like a dance!
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Can you imagine things spinning so fast?

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Gauche-eclipsed interconversion.svg
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Butane conformations and relative energies.svg
File:Approximate_potential_function_for_the_conformational_analysis_of_unbranched_linear_alkanes_with_even-numbered_chains.png
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Equillibrium conformers.jpg
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2ConfBoltzmannDist.png
File:Contributions to Rotational Energy Barrier.png
Contributions to Rotational Energy Barrier.png
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E2 elimination reaction.svg
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Staggered and eclipsed.svg
File:Ethane-staggered-depth-cue-3D-balls.png
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Anti gauche.svg
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Butane-anti-side-3D-balls.png

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