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Chemistry Question on Chemical bonding and molecular structure

Among the following compounds which is planar in shape is:

A

acetylene

B

benzene

C

isobutene

D

methane

Answer

benzene

Explanation

Solution

All the carbon atoms in benzene are in sp2sp^{2} state of hybridization, hence, all the six carbons and six hydrogen atoms attached with these carbon lie in a plane.