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What is resonance energy?

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The missing -152kJ/mol from the hydrogenation enthalpy of benzene is known as resonance energy. It is the result of the overlap of the p orbitals in benzene.

The resonance structure of benzene is the hybrid of the two Kekulé structures.

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