A team of researchers is investigating a new carbon-rich molecule important to life.They find evidence for the presence of a carbon-carbon double bond in the molecule.This observation means that the new molecule likely exists as which of following?

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The presence of a carbon-carbon double bond allows for the possibility of cis and trans isomers, which are different spatial arrangements of the molecule around the double bond.

A Team of Researchers Is Investigating a New Carbon-Rich Molecule