Why Are All Carbon-Carbon Bonds in Benzene the Same Length?

[CurryBoy]

Homework Statement

Why are all the carbon-carbon bonds are the same length rather than alternating lengths? all help appreciated :)

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The Attempt at a Solution

I researched it and all i discovered is that each bond length is the same in Benzene, but i never found out why?

 

[Borek]

What do you know about benzene? Have you heard about aromaticity? Conjugated bonds?

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