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Published on: August 11, 2026
Number of 
hybrid orbitals in Benzene is:
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A
Benzene 
has 
hybridized carbons. Each carbon has 
-bonds and 
-bond. 
-bonds means that there are 
hybrid orbitals for each carbon. Hence, the total number of 
hybrid orbitals is 18.
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