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APPLY 9.18 Benzene (C6H6) has two resonance structures meaning each carbon-carbon bond is equivalent, with a bond strength between a single C — C bond and double C=C.
Estimate the carbon-carbon bond strength in benzene given:
Bond dissociation data can be found in Table 7.2. (The strength of the O=O bond in O2 is 498 kJ/mol, and that of a C=O bond in CO2 is 804 kJ/mol.)
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