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Why is benzene extra ordinarily stable though it contains three double bonds ?
ChemistryHydrocarbons
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Resonance or delocalization of electrons usually leads to stability. Since in benzene all the six \(\pi\)-electrons of the three double bonds are completely delocalized to form one lowest energy molecular orbital which surrounds all the carbon atoms of the ring, therefore, it is extra-ordinarily stable.

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