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____ molecules.

Answer

Trans molecules have higher melting points than cis molecules.
Trans molecules have higher melting points than cis molecules.
Note: Since cis molecule substituents are concentrated on the same side, so they do not form crystals as readily, and thus have lower melting points than their respective trans isomers. Because cis molecules have dipole moments, so they have stronger intermolecular forces than trans molecules, leading to higher boiling points (it takes more energy to make them boil, since they're "stuck" together by stronger intermolecular forces).

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