Calculate the ratio of carbons to hydrogens in benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, and pyrene. Notice that as the

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Calculate the ratio of carbons to hydrogens in benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, and pyrene. Notice that as the number of fused rings increases, the proportion of carbon also increases so that extrapolation to a very large number of such rings leads to graphite (see "A Word about C60, an Aromatic Sphere: The Fullerenes," pages 138-139).
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Organic Chemistry A Short Course

ISBN: 978-1111425562

13th edition

Authors: Harold Hart, Christopher M. Hadad, Leslie E. Craine, David J. Hart

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