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Question:
At 25degrees celcius, samples of ethylcyclohexane exist as 95% ethyl equatorial conformation and 5% ethyl axial conformation. Calculate the steric strain energy of one gauche interaction in the axial conformation of ethylcyclohexane.

Possible Answer
Well

Keg = exp(-deltaG / RT)

and Keg = (95% equatorial / 5% axial)

How do you work with these to get an answer?

[FeLiXe]

how about

Keg = exp(-deltaG / RT)

and Keg = (95% equatorial / 5% axial) = 19

=>
exp(-deltaG / RT) = 19
-deltaG = RT ln(19)

I don't get the problem