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Benzene

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The hydrocarbon which has alternate single and double bonds arranged in the form of a ring is:
(a) cyclobutane
(b) benzene
(c) butene
(d) hexene

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(b) benzene
Benzene is the hydrocarbon which has alternate single and double bonds arranged in the form of a ring.

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