benzene
Title: benzene
Category: /Science & Technology
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benzene
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 514 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Benzene
Benzene, C(6)H(6), is a clear, colorless, flammable liquid that is insoluble in water.Its boiling point is 80 degrees C (176 degrees F). In the past benzene was obtained from
the distillation of coal in the absence of air. Today most benzene is made syntheticallyfrom petroleum products.
The benzene is a closed ring of six atoms connected by bonds that resonatebetween single and double bonds; each carbon is also bound to a single atom. Benzene
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aromatic compounds. It is usually
illustrated as a hexagon with its points representing each of six carbon atoms. If no otheratoms are shown as being attached to each point of the hexagon, then a hydrogen atom ispresumed to be attached. Each of the carbon atoms is illustrated as being joined to its twoneighbors by either a single or a double line. These lines represent single anddouble bondsrespectively. Two alternate arrangements of these bonds are possible.