Lesson 26 · about 15 minutes

Cis and trans

How a flip around a double bond lets you see, and what trans fats are.

You will learn

  • Why groups cannot turn around a double bond
  • The difference between cis and trans
  • How light flips a molecule in your eye
  • What trans fats are, and why they are solid

Sections

  1. No turning around a double bond
  2. Cis and trans
  3. A flip that lets you see
  4. Trans fats
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