A Lewis dot structure for benzene, C6H6 would give two equivalent resonance structures for this cyclic molecule with alternating single and double bonds
A combined LCAO and MO picture for the bonding of the carbon atoms in benzene would be
A) 3s(C2p-C2p) bonds between each C atom
B) 2s(Csp3-Csp3) bonds between each C atom, and 1p MO delocalized over the C's
C) 1s(Csp3-Csp3) bonds between each C atom, and 1p MO delocalized over the C's
D) 1s(Csp2-Csp2) bonds between each C atom, and 2p MO delocalized over the C's
E) 1s(Csp2-Csp2) bonds between each C atom, and 3p MO delocalized over the C's
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