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The C-C and C=C bond lengths in aliphati...

The C-C and C=C bond lengths in aliphatic hydrocarbons have been found to be `1.54overset0A` and `1.34overset0A` respectively but all the carbon-carbon bonds in benzene have been found identical and is equal to `1.39A^@` this indicates that the carbon -carbon bond order in benzene would be

A

one

B

two

C

one and two alternatively

D

in between 1 and 2

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D
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