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Standard XII
Chemistry
Preparation of Benzene and Homologues
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The correct structure of benzene was proposed by

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Faraday
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Davy
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Kekule
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Wohler
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The correct option is C Kekule
The structure of benzene has been of interest since its discovery. German chemists Joseph Loschmidt (in 1861) and August Kekule von Stradonitz (in 1866) independently proposed a cyclic arrangement of six carbons with alternating single and double bonds.

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