2007-11-27 17:15:56 · 5 answers · asked by Simba 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The ring structure allows carbon atoms to share electrons, sort of like a never-ending game of hot potato. Electrons get shared like a big old carbon commune, and because of that blissful coexistence (atomic nirvana, or resonance) none of the atoms feel like they're missing out.
2007-11-27 17:27:01 · answer #1 · answered by two11ll 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Benzene Lewis Structure
2016-12-15 04:40:05 · answer #2 · answered by bocklund 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
putting the previous responders answer into more scientific form, the molecule is hexagonal, with each carbon using sp2 hybrid orbitals to single bond to one hydrogen each and two adjacent carbons. The p orbital not used has 6 unlocalized electrons, which resonate double bonds from alternating carbons. If we number the top carbon as 1 and go clockwise to 6, one set of double bonds would be from 1 to 2, 3 to 4 and 5 to 6, and the resonant set would be from 2 to 3, 4 to 5, and 6 to 1. Thus each carbon is electronegative.
2007-11-27 17:35:53 · answer #3 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C6h6 Lewis Structure
2016-10-01 23:24:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes, the answer is D. Check out the resonance structures: C C // \ / \\ C C C C l ll <==> ll l C C C C \\ / \ // C C Conjugated double bonds almost always indicate resonance in any molecule.
2016-03-14 01:33:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋