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  4. Assertion: trans-Pent-2-ene is polar but trans- but-2-ene is non-polar. Reason: The polarity of cis-isomer is more than trans-isomer, which are either non-polar or less polar.

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Q. Assertion : trans-Pent-2-ene is polar but trans- but-2-ene is non-polar.
Reason : The polarity of cis-isomer is more than trans-isomer, which are either non-polar or less polar.

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Solution:

The vector sum of all polar bonds in trans-pent-2-ene is not zero while in trans-but-2-ene it is zero.

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