Answer: The heat of hydrogenation of benzene is lower
Explanation: less, lower (since benzene is more stable than expected, it is already at a lower energy than an isolated triene. Less energy will therefore be released during hydrogenation).
Answer: This means that real benzene is about 150 kJ mol -1 more stable than the Kekulé structure gives it credit for. This increase in stability of benzene is known as the delocalization energy or resonance energy of benzene.