Some alkenes have cis-trans isomers because a. the carbon atoms in the double bond are free to rotate.     b. one of the carbon atoms in the double bond has two identical groups attached to it.     c. all of the carbon atoms in the compound are rigid and cannot rotate.     d. each of the carbon atoms in the double bond has four different groups attached to it.     e. the carbon atoms in the double bond cannot rotate.

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Some alkenes have cis-trans isomers because

a. the carbon atoms in the double bond are free to rotate.
   
b. one of the carbon atoms in the double bond has two identical groups attached to it.
   
c. all of the carbon atoms in the compound are rigid and cannot rotate.
   
d. each of the carbon atoms in the double bond has four different groups attached to it.
   
e. the carbon atoms in the double bond cannot rotate.
   
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