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ChemistrySTEREO ISOMERISMELEMENT OF SYMMETRYHard2 minQB
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cis-1,2-Dichloroethene

structure (Molecular plane)

Options:

Answer:
A
Solution:

cis-1,2-Dichloroethene has two planes of symmetry: σxy, the molecular plane (the plane of the page) which contains all the atoms, and σyz, the plane perpendicular to it that bisects the C=C bond and reflects the two Cl atoms (and the two H atoms) into each other. It is achiral.

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