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The bridgehead hydrogens of trans-decalin are positioned as :

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Answer:
B
Solution:

In trans-decalin the second ring is fused diequatorially onto the first; the bridgehead hydrogens are therefore axial with respect to both rings (one up, one down). The cis-decalin bridgehead hydrogens are the pseudo-axial, pseudo-equatorial pair.

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