Chemistry A-Level
Kekulé model
What Kekulé model means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Kekulé model
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The model of benzene with three isolated double bonds, which predicts a value three times that of cyclohexene.
Topics that use Kekulé model
- Bonding (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- bromine water test
- delocalisation
- delocalisation energy
- energy of products
- equal bond lengths
- relative stability
- substitution over addition
- enthalpy of hydrogenation
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