Why benzene is extraordinarily stable though it contains three double bonds?

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Why benzene is extraordinarily stable though it contains three double bonds? 

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answered Oct 13, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) 61 410 943
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Due to resonance in benzene the π –electron cloud gets delocalized resulting stability of molecule.

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