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What is the expected shape of a benzene molecule in the absence of resonance ?

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In the absence of resonance, benzene will be considered as the compound ,1,3,5-cyclohexatriene. The structure of this hypothetical compound is

The structure will be such because each carbon-carbon bond length will be unequal . As C=C is shorter than C-C, the structure of the molecule will appear as an irregular hexagon instead of a regular one .
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