Benzene ( $C_{6} H_{6}$ )

Benzene has a planar ring of six carbon chemical atoms, each bearing one hydrogen. Its

π

electron density is distributed over the ring; the alternating covalent bonds in one resonance structure do not describe alternating actual bond lengths. ^[ref]

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Ball-and-stick model of benzene
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The FASCINATING 200-Year History of Benzene by Chemistorian

. Source. Interesting history. Notably how things were only finally well settled by X-ray crystallography.

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