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Cyclohexa-1,3-diene and cyclohexa-1,4-diene are shown below. Why are they not resonance forms of one another ?

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Answer:
B
Solution:

Resonance forms keep every nucleus in place and differ only in the position of pi electrons or lone pairs. Here the groups sit on different carbons, so the pair are constitutional isomers.

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