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when do we draw a circle and when do we draw double bond lines in a benzene circle?

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The electron cloud in benzene may be represented as a circle or alternate double bonds. Both the structures are accepted. But in reactions, the structure with double bonds in benzene ring is mostly drawn to show the participation and position of electrons during addition and substitution reactions.

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