Fission of a Covalent Bond
Important Questions on Fission of a Covalent Bond
Discuss the homolytic and heterolytic bond fission of a covalent bond. How do these lead to the formation of free radicals, carbocation and carbanions?

Explain homolytic and heterolytic fission with one example.

Heterolytic fission results in the formation of:

Homolytic fission of covalent bond results in the formation of:

Heterolytic fission occurs when carbon is linked with atom of different _____.

Free radicals are formed by _____ bond fission.

Write the names of the parts obtained when C-Cl bond of ethyl chloride undergoes heterolytic fission.

Is the following fission homolytic or heterolytic?

Is the following fission homolytic or heterolytic?

What are the different types of bond fission ?

What do you understand by the homolytic and heterolytic fission of a covalent bond? Discuss the various types of species that get formed during these fissions.

