8. Question shown in photoThe molecule benzene (C6H6) can be described by the resonance structures and hybrid shown in Figure 4. Select the true statement(s) regarding the electron distribution in this organic molecule.i. The actual structure of C6H6 switches back and forth between the two resonance structures.ii. The resonance structure on the left has a different hybridization on C than the structure on the right.iii. Each C-C bond is somewhere between a single bond and a double bond.iv. The C-C bonds in C6H6 are of equal length, and the electronic distribution in the C-C bonds is identical.Choices:a) (i) and (ii)b) (i) and (iii)c) (iii) and (iv)d) (ii) and (iv) **8) The molecule benzene (C₆H₆) can be described by the resonance structures and hybrid shown in Figure 4. Select the true statement(s) regarding the electron distribution in this organic molecule.****Figure 4: Resonance Structures of benzene (left) and resonance hybrid of benzene (right)**In Figure 4, the two resonance structures of benzene are depicted on the left side, and the resonance hybrid is shown on the right. Each structure consists of a hexagonal ring of carbon atoms, with alternating single and double bonds in the resonance structures. In the resonance hybrid, the double bonds are represented by a circle inside the hexagon, indicating delocalized electrons.i. The actual structure of C₆H₆ switches back and forth between the two resonance structures.ii. The resonance structure on the left has a different hybridization on C than the structure on the right.iii. Each C-C bond is somewhere between a single bond and a double bond.iv. The C-C bonds in C₆H₆ are of equal length, and the electronic distribution in the C-C bonds is identical.a) (i) and (ii) b) (i) and (iii) c) (iii) and (iv) d) (ii) and (iv)

The molecule benzene (C6H6) can be described by the resonance structures and hybrid as: The hybrid structure can be drawn as:(i) The actual structure of C6H6 switches back and forth between the two resonance structures. There is not switching of back and forth. There two molecules are actually the same. It is just a representation of how the structure could be. Therefore, it is incorrect statement. Option (i) is incorrect(ii) The resonance structure on the left has a different hybridization on C than the structure on the right. The hybridization of each carbon atom on every carbon atom on left and right is same i.e. sp2. In both the structures shown, each carbon is attached to one single and one double bond. Hence, they have same hybridization. Therefore, it is incorrect statement. (iii) Each C-C bond is somewhere between a single bond and a double bond. The resonance structure means that you cannot explain a molecule by one structure. This results into a hybrid structure which has each C-C bond between single and double bond. The bond order is 1.5 [neither single nor double] Therefore, it is correct statement.(iv) The C-C bonds in C6H6 are of equal length, and the electronic distribution in the C-C bonds is identical. Since, the bond length in in between single and double, every C-C bond has equal length which is due to overall equal distribution of electrons on each carbon atom. Therefore, it is correct statement.Answer is: Option c: (iii) and (iv) are the correct statments.