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Chapter 1 Problem 1.73

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Following is a structural formula of benzene, C6H6, which we study in Chapter 21. H H H H H H C C C C C C (a) Using VSEPR, predict each H!C!C and C!C!C bond angle in benzene. (b) State the hybridization of each carbon in benzene. (c) Predict the shape of a benzene molecule. (d) Draw important resonance contributing structures

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Title Organic Chemistry 6 
Author William H. Brown, Christopher S. Foote , Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn
ISBN 9780840054982

Following is a structural formula of benzene, C6H6, which

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