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Q. $ C-C $ bond order in benzene is

Bihar CECEBihar CECE 2008Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

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Number of bonds between two atoms is called bond order.
Resonating structures of benzene are
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$\therefore $ The carbon-carbon bond is between the double and single bond due to the resonance, so its bond order is $1.5$.