The structure of thiophene is shown below. It is drawn in such a way that each corner represents a carbon atom and the hydrogens are implicit. 

Which of the following statement explains why the C–C–C bond angles in benzene are much larger than those in thiophene?

• A. Thiopene does not exhibit resonance while benzene has resonance structures.
• B. The carbon atoms adopt smaller angles in a five-membered compared to a six-membered ring.
• C. The carbon atoms in thiophene have different hybridization from those in benzene.

Answer: (B)