Consider the Benzene Molecule

question 90

Multiple Choice

Consider the benzene molecule.Which of the following statements about the molecule is false?

• A)All six C-C bonds are known to be equivalent.
• B)Each carbon atom is sp² hybridized.
• C)The localized electron model must invoke resonance to account for the six equal C-C bonds.
• D)It has delocalized pi bonding in the molecule.
• E)The pi bonds of carbon involve sp² orbitals.

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