Problem 2
How do the calculated bond orders for ethane, ethene, and ethyne compare to the bond orders predicted by the Lewis structures?
Problem 5
How do the calculated bond orders for benzene compare to the bond orders predicted by the Lewis structure?
Problem 6
Experimentally, we find that all six \(\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{C}\) bonds in benzene have the same bond energy, \(509 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{mole}\). Is this fact more consistent with the bond orders predicted by the Lewis structure or with the calculated bond orders for benzene?