Given the compounds cis-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane and trans-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane, which of the following statements is/are true? (i) these two compounds are related to each other as stereoisomers;
(ii) cis-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane is chiral;
(iii) trans-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane is chiral.
A) Only (i) is true.
B) Only (i) and (ii) are true.
C) Only (ii) and (iii) are true.
D) Only (i) and (iii) are true.

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The compounds are stereoisomers because they have the same molecular formula and sequence of bonded atoms (constitution), but differ in the three-dimensional orientations of their atoms in space. Neither the cis nor the trans isomer is chiral because each has a plane of symmetry.

Given the Compounds Cis-1,4-Dimethylcyclohexane and Trans-1,4-Dimethylcyclohexane, Which of the Following