Chemistry - Organic Chemistry - Hydrocarbons - Aromatic compounds and benzene - The Benzene Mystery
Historical quiz about benzene's structure for Grade 12. Q1: 'Benzene has formula C₆H₆. Based on this, it should be VERY unsaturated (4 degrees of unsaturation). But it DOESN'T decolorize bromine water. Why?' (The electrons are delocalized - not typical double bonds). Q2: 'Kekulé proposed alternating