What term describes the structural relationship between (E)- and (Z)-2-pentene?
A) not isomers
B) constitutional isomers
C) enantiomers
D) diastereomers
E) conformers

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(E)- and (Z)-2-pentene are diastereomers because they are stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other, differing only in the spatial arrangement around one or more double bonds without differing in the connectivity of atoms.

What Term Describes the Structural Relationship Between (E)- and (Z)-2-Pentene