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Why Does Benzene Have a Much Higher Boiling Point (80

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Why does benzene have a much higher boiling point (80 °C) than hexane (69 °C) ,even though they have the same number of carbons?


A) Benzene has fewer hydrogens than hexane.
B) Benzene is much more polar than hexane which enhances the attractive forces between molecules and raises the boiling point.
C) Benzene is planar and has delocalized electron density which increases the attractive forces between molecules and raises the boiling point.
D) Hexane has more Kekulé structures than benzene.
E) Benzene can covalently bond to another benzene molecule which increases its boiling point.

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