How many #pi-"electrons"# in benzene?

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anor277
Jul 9, 2017

How many double bonds do you see?

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I see 3 here..........And each such double bond represents #2xxpi# electrons, which are conceived to lie above and below the plane of the benzene ring.......

And since there are 3 bonds, there are #3xx2pi# electrons, i.e. #6pi# electrons in total.......

The alternative representation of benzene, an hexagon circumscribing a circle.......

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............must be understood to represent those same #6xxpi# electrons.....

How many in this system........?
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