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  4. In which of the following compounds the π - electron cloud contains the same number of electrons (1) naphthalene (2) anthracene (3) biphenylene (4) phenanthrene

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Q. In which of the following compounds the $ \pi - $ electron cloud contains the same number of electrons (1) naphthalene (2) anthracene (3) biphenylene (4) phenanthrene

BHUBHU 2011

Solution:

In anthracene and phenanthrene seven double bonds are present hence they have same number of electrons, i.e.,
$ 7\times 2=14\text{ }\pi $ electrons.

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