Which of the following best describes cis-trans isomers? they have the same number of atoms of the same elements, but different structures they are long chains of hydrogen and carbon atoms they are mirror images of each other they differ in their spatial arrangement around inflexible double bonds they differ in the arrangement of covalent bonds and in covalent partners
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