Why is there an energetic barrier to rotation of the C=C bond in ethene?
A) The trans isomer is more stable than the cis isomer.
B) Rotation breaks the s C-C bond.
C) Rotation breaks the p C-C bond.
D) Steric repulsion between the hydrogen atoms.
E) There is no energy barrier to rotation of this bond.
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