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The energy barrier to bond rotation in ethane is 12 kJ/mol.

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Is it true that the energy barrier to bond rotation in ethane is 12 kJ/mol?

Yes. Reference materials explicitly state that the rotational energy barrier for the methyl groups in ethane is 12 kJ/mol (approximately 2.9 to 3.0 kcal/mol).

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Wikipedia: Ethane
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Wikipedia: Ethane. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethane

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Semantic Scholar peS2o: On the origin of internal rotation in ammonia borane
Notes ethane's barrier is ~3.0 kcal/mol, which equals approximately 12 kJ/mol.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: On the origin of internal rotation in ammonia borane. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00894-014-2272-y.pdf

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