Aromaticity
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Aromaticity is a special situation found in organic chemistry. The classic example of an aromatic compound is benzene, C6H6. Two equivalent Lewis structures can be drawn for benzene. Experimentally, all of the carbon-carbon bonds in benzene are identical.

Aromatic compounds are stable, especially when compared with unsaturated compounds. General description of aromaticity [local] (from Western Oregon University).

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