What is the radius of a benzene molecule?

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The radius of a benzene molecule is approximately 2.8 Å, based on calculations of the distance between carbon atoms C1 and C4. The C-C bond length in benzene is 1.397 Å, which is critical for understanding its molecular structure. The discussion also references the use of the Schrödinger equation to analyze energy absorption in benzene, indicating a focus on quantum mechanical approaches to molecular modeling.

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Does anyone here know what the radius of a benzene molecule is?

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The distance between C1 and C4 is about 3.8 A. by my calculations. If you want to check that, the C-C bond length is 1.397 A.

oops. Had a typo. "3.8" should be "2.8" Hope that didn't result in an explosion or somethin'.
 
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Thanks dude. I was just messing around with the Schrödinger equation and I wanted to see if a 1-D ring approximation gave a near-accurate answer for lowest energy absorption in a benzene ring.

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