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Which of the following statements are correct concerning benzene?
Options
A Benzene is a planar molecule.
B The six carbon-carbon bonds have the same length.
C Benzene has alternating single and double bonds.
D (a) and (b)
Correct Answer
Correct Answer

Option D is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Benzene is a planar molecule with all six C-C bonds equal in length (1.39 Å), intermediate between single and double bond lengths. It does not have alternating single and double bonds; the electrons are delocalized.

Hint

What are the structural features of benzene?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1633 of 1999
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