What is resonance? Discuss the resonance in benzene. What is the

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201.

You are given samples of ethane, ethene and ethyne in three different containers. How will you distinguish them?

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202.

What are aromatic hydrocarbons or arenes?

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203.

Explain isomerism in arenes.

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204.

Discuss the structure of benzene with special reference to Kekule structure. 

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205. Discuss the molecular orbital structure of benzene (Delocalisation of straight pi-electrons).
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What do you mean by delocalisation of straight pi-electrons?

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207.

Benzene ring has three double bonds in it but is still quite stable. Explain.

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Why is benzene extra-ordinary stable though it contains three double bonds?

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208. Why carbon-carbon distance in benzene is intermediate between carbon-carbon single and double bond?
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209. What is resonance? Discuss the resonance in benzene. What is the effect of resonance ?


A resonance may be defined as a phenomenon in which a single compound is supposed to be existing as a hybrid of two or more compounds differing in the distribution of electrons and not of atoms. These different structures of the molecule are known contributing structures or resonating structures or canonical forms. The actual structure that is intermediate between all the contributing structures is called resonance hybrid. Different contributing structures are written by putting a double head arrow ( ↔ ) between them.
Resonance in benzene: Benzene ring has three double bonds in it and is expected to be quite reactive. But benzene is extremely stable. The stability of benzene is explained in terms of resonance. Benzene molecule is a resonance hybrid of the following two main contributing structures:


Due to resonance in benzene, the carbon-carbon bonds in benzene acquire an intermediate character of carbon-carbon single and double bonds. As a result, each carbon-carbon bond length in benzene is 139 pm which lies between standard C – C bond length 154 pm and C=C bond length 134 pm.
Effect of resonance: Due to resonance, the -electron charge in benzene is distributed over a greater area. The density of the charge decreases. As a result, the energy of resonance hybrid also decreases or its stability increases.

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What is resonance energy?

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