Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Structure

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about the structure of benzene?

• A) six atomic 2p orbitals interact to form six π molecular orbitals
• B) there are three bonding π molecular orbitals and three π antibonding molecular orbitals
• C) the ground state electronic configuration of benzene has six electrons in three π bonding molecular orbitals
• D) the carbon−carbon bonds are all the same length
• E) All of these

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