Which statement about the structure of benzene is not true? (a) The two Kekule structures of benzene are in equilibrium. (b) The carbon-carbon bond lengths in benzene are greater than the carbon-carbon double bonds in aliphatic compounds. (c) The molecular geometry of benzene is best described as planar. (d) The stability of benzene ring is much greater than the stability of 1,3,5- cycloheptatriene

Which statement about the structure of benzene is not true?
(a) The two Kekule structures of benzene are in equilibrium.
(b) The carbon-carbon bond lengths in benzene are greater than the carbon-carbon
double bonds in aliphatic compounds.
(c) The molecular geometry of benzene is best described as planar.
(d) The stability of benzene ring is much greater than the stability of 1,3,5-
cycloheptatriene
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The two Kekule structures of benzene are in equilibrium
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