The bond order of individual carbon-carbon bonds in benzene is\

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(c) : Benzene is a resonance hybrid. \Bond order $=\frac{	ext { Total number of bonds between two atoms }}{	ext { Total number of resonating structures }}$\ $\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{C}$ bond order in benzene $=\frac{2+1}{2}=1.5$\