Such a conformation exists in any open chain single chemical bond connecting two spÂ³ hybridised atoms, and is normally a conformational energy maximum. This maximum is often explained by steric hindrance, but its origins sometimes actually lie in hyperconjugation.
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The cross is of course universally recognized as a Christian symbol, but the symbol of the cross was not used by Christianâs alone. The same symbol was also used by early Mexicans. It was one of the emblems of Quetzalcoatl, as lord of the four cardinal points, and the four winds that blow therefrom.