Benzene

An aromatic hydrocarbon used in the manufacture of many organic compounds.

There are many different ways of representing te benzene ring, three of which are shown below:

The most common representation of a benzene ring is now as shown in the diagram below:

Symbol

C₆H₆

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Density	879	kgm-3	Clip
Melting Point	279	K	Clip
Boiling Point	353	K	Clip
Flash Point	262	K	Clip
Specific heat capacity	1700	Jkg-1K-1	Clip
Latent heat of evaporation	400000	Jkg-1	Clip
Thermal conductivity	0.14	Wm-1K-1	Clip
Refractive index	1.5011	at 589.3nm 101.3kPa 0°C	Clip
Acoustic wave velocity (longitudinal bulk waves)	1322	ms-1	Clip
Velocity of sound	1300	ms-1	Clip
Bulk Modulus of Rigidity	1100000000	Nm-2	Clip
Surface Tension	0.0289	Nm-1	Clip
Viscosity	0.000647	Nsm-2	Clip
Kinematic Viscosity	7.36063708759954E-07	m2s-1	Clip

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See also: Aromatic Ring, Azobenzene, Carbon, Hydrogen.