CHEMISTRY · Subjective · AP · Chemistry · Compound Structure and Properties · Compound Structure and Properties
Problem
Naphthalene, C10H8, has three major resonance structures. In one contributor, the carbon–carbon bond shared by the two fused benzene rings is a single bond, while in the other two contributors it is a double bond. Assuming the three contributors are equally important, determine the average bond order of this fused-ring C–C bond.