Multiple choice

Give the structure of C6H6 compound, which represents bond and ring.

  1. It may have 2 double bonds and 5 rings.

  2. It may have 1 double bond and 1 ring.

  3. It may have 3 double bonds and 1 ring.

  4. It may have a single bond and 0 rings.

  5. It may have 2 double bonds and 1 ring.
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Explanation

The benzene ring consists of six coplanar carbon atoms bonded by alternating double and single bonds. DoU = 4, where C = 6, N = 0, X = 0, and H = 6. 1 DoB can equal 1 ring or 1 double bond. This corresponds to benzene containing 1 ring and 3 double bonds.

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