MHT CET 2022 Chemistry question

How many electrons are present in naphthalene to decide it's aromaticity?

(A)6
(B)8
(C)7
(D)10Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

Naphthalene, , consists of two fused benzene rings and has five conjugated double bonds, all 10 carbon atoms being hybridised and each contributing one p-electron to the delocalised cloud. So it has electrons. This satisfies Huckel's

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