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[Dochopeful13]

Can someone please explain what makes one cis and the other trans? What two groups should I be looking at??

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[Apollo1]

Look at the double bond and the orientations of the bonds attached to the carbons of it. "Cis" bonds are oriented in the same direction; "trans" bonds are oriented in opposite directions.
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[Dochopeful13]

Look at the double bond and the orientations of the bonds attached to the carbons of it. "Cis" bonds are oriented in the same direction; "trans" bonds are oriented in opposite directions.
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Thank you I see what I was missing. Much appreciated.