"Although each individual resonance form seems to imply that benzene has alternating single and double bonds, neither form is correct by itself. The true benzene structure is a hybrid of the two individual forms, and all six carbon–carbon bonds are equivalent. This symmetrical distribution of electrons around the molecule is evident in an electrostatic potential map."
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John McMurry, Organic Chemistry 8th ed. (2012), Ch. 2. Polar Covalent Bonds: Acids and Bases
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